Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association (대한영양사협회학술지)

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Job Stress among School Nutrition Teachers and Dietitians in Seoul during the Early Stage of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Self-Efficacy, Job Satisfaction, and Job Involvement

코로나19 팬데믹 초기 서울지역 영양(교)사의 직무스트레스가 자기효능감, 직무만족 및 직무몰입에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Tae Eun (Dept. of Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Management, Graduate School of Human Environmental Sciences, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Eun (Major of Food & Nutrition, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Park, Eun Hye (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Gachon University) ;
  • Ham, Sunny (Dept. of Food & Nutrition, Yonsei University)
  • 김태은 (연세대학교 생활환경대학원 호텔.외식.급식경영전공) ;
  • 이경은 (서울여자대학교 식품영양학전공) ;
  • 박은혜 (가천대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 함선옥 (연세대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2022.04.14
  • Accepted : 2022.04.25
  • Published : 2022.05.02
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Abstract

This study was undertaken to assess levels of job stress, self-efficacy, job satisfaction, and job involvement as perceived by school dietitians/nutrition teachers during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic and to determine the effects of these three factors. An online survey was sent from May 18 to May 26, 2021, to school dietitians/nutrition teachers in Seoul with experience of foodservice operations during 2020; 250 responses were used for this analysis. Job demands contributed most to job stress, whereas human relations contributed most to job satisfaction. Job stress caused by COVID-19 had a negative impact on self-efficacy (P<0.01) and job satisfaction (P<0.01), but a positive impact on job involvement (P<0.05). Self-efficacy positively impacted job involvement (P<0.01) but did not significantly influence job satisfaction. However, job satisfaction during early COVID-19 positively impacted job involvement (P<0.05). In conclusion, job stress associated with job requirements was greater during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic than before the pandemic guidelines are needed that enable school dietitians/nutrition teachers to better cope with the job pressures generated by infectious diseases.

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