Abstract
In this study, the impact of the emotional labor on the job satisfaction according to the service characteristics and the patient type was investigated in the 269 dental hygienist. The average score of the emotional labor according to the general characteristics was 2.85 and it was higher in case of the male and in case of the drinkers. The average score of the job satisfaction according to the general characteristics was 3.02 and the female was higher than the male, the older professionals than the younger professionals and the married was higher than the singles. In the emotional labor according to the service characteristics, the dental hygienist was highest than the other professionals and in the job satisfaction according to the service characteristics, it was higher the higher the career and the higher the income. In the emotional labor by patient type, it was highest when the patient was male, when ages were between 20 and 64, and when it was after 7 PM. The job satisfaction by patient type was higher when the patient age was 65 years old or older, when the type of treatment was dental caries and periodontal diseases, when the consultation hour was after 7 PM and when the economic level of patient was high. The job satisfaction was increased when the emotional labor was 'average' but was analyzed as the lowest when the emotional labor was high. A hierarchical regression analysis was conducted to examine the effects of work characteristics, patient type, and emotional labor on job satisfaction(t = 1.994, p = .047), which had high monthly incomes Patients with older patients (t = 3.027, p = .003), the lower the emotional labor (t = 13.858, p = .000), the higher the job satisfaction. That is, to increase the job satisfaction of the dental health professionals, the effort to make the pleasant working environment should be made considering the emotional labor or the characteristics of patient.
본 연구는 치과위생사 269명의 근무특징과 환자유형에 따른 감정노동이 직무만족도에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 일반적인 특징에 따른 감정노동 전체평균은 2.85이며, 성별은 남성, 음주는 하는 경우 높았다. 일반적인 특징에 따른 직무만족도 전체평균 3.02이며 성별은 여성, 연령은 많은 경우, 결혼은 기혼이 높았다. 근무특성에 따른 감정노동은 치과위생사가 다른 직위보다 높았으며, 근무특성에 따른 직무만족도는 경력이 높을수록, 직위는 치과위생사, 수입은 많을수록 높았다. 환자유형별 감정노동은 남성환자, 연령은 20-64세, 진료시간대는 오후 7시 이후가 가장 높게 나타났다. 환자유형별 직무만족도는 환자연령은 65세 이상, 치료 종류는 치아우식 및 치주질환치료, 진료시간대는 오후 7시 이상, 경제수준은 '상'인 경우 높았다. 감정노동 정도에 따른 직무만족도는 감정노동이 '보통'일 때 상승하였으나 '높은군'에서는 가장 낮게 분석되었다. 근무특성, 환자유형, 감정노동이 직무만족도에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위한 위계적 회귀분석결과 월 수입이 많은집단(t=1.994, p=.047), 환자나이가 많은집단(t=3.027, p=.003), 감정노동이 낮을수록(t=13.858, p=.000) 직무만족도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 즉 치과위생사들의 직무만족도를 높이기 위해선 감정노동이나 환자의 특성을 고려하여 쾌적한 근무환경을 위한 노력이 이루어져야 할 것이다.
