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A Study on the Effects of Perfectionism on the Psychological Burnouts, Job Engagement and Turnover Intentions for Flight Attendants

항공사 객실승무원의 완벽주의 성향이 심리적 소진, 직무열의 및 이직의도에 미치는 영향

  • 양지인 (경기대학교 서비스경영전문대학원) ;
  • 김영택 (경기대학교 서비스경영전문대학원)
  • Received : 2019.09.09
  • Accepted : 2020.01.05
  • Published : 2020.03.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the structural causal relationship among the psychological burnouts, job engagement and turnover intentions influenced by perfectionism of flight attendants to reestablish concepts by approaching their psychological difficulties and establish strategies for effective human resource management for airlines. The period of data collection was from August 1st to September 1st, 2019 by using online and offline surveys. A total of 208 answered surveys were used for analysis. The major results of this study showed that first, the perfectionism of flight attendants had an effect on psychological burn-outs, supporting Hypothesis 1. Second, the psychological burnout of flight attendants showed to have a negative (-) meaningful effect on their job engagement. Third, the psychological burnout of flight attendants showed to have a positive (+) meaningful effect on their turn-over intentions. Lastly, the job engagement of flight attendants had a negative (-) effect on their turnover intentions.

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