치과위생사의 성격유형에 따른 전문직 정체성과 회복탄력성 및 직무만족도 연구

• Published in: Han'guk Ch'iwisaeng Hakhoe chi Vol. 22; no. 5; pp. 393 - 400
• Main Authors: 조혜은, Hye-eun Cho, 이지연, Ji-yeon Lee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국치위생학회 30.10.2022
• Subjects: Identity; Job satisfaction; Personality type; Professional; Resilience; 성격유형; 전문직; 정체성; 직무만족도; 회복탄력성
• ISSN: 2287-1705; 2288-2294

Objectives: This study analyzes professional identity, resilience, and job satisfaction based on the personality types of dental hygienists, and identifies factors that impact job satisfaction. The aim was to provide basic information for developing customized education programs for each personality type, which consequently contribute toward improvement of job satisfaction in dental hygienists. Methods: A total of 215 dental hygienists working at dental hospitals and clinics in the Seoul and Gyeonggi provinces were ask to fill an online survey from June 20 to 30, 2022; of these, 214 surveys were considered for statistical analysis. Results: The professional identity of dental hygienists was correlated with resilience (r=0.750) and job satisfaction (r=0.452), and resilience was correlated with job satisfaction (r=0.539) (p<0.001). The factor affecting job satisfaction of dental hygienists was resilience (β=0.495) (p<0.001). Conclusions: In order to improve the job satisfaction of dental hygienists, it is necessary to implement a test that can identify individual characteristics. Accordingly, it will be necessary to develop a customized education program to improve professional identity and resilience.