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The Effects of Early Childhood Teachers' Job Stress and Grit on Their Turnover Intention

유아교사의 직무스트레스와 그릿이 이직의도에 미치는 영향

  • Received : 2018.10.05
  • Accepted : 2018.12.21
  • Published : 2019.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of early childhood teachers' job stress and grit on their turnover intention. The subjects were 395 early childhood teachers in the metropolitan areas, and they fulfilled the survey questionnaires on job stress, grit, and turnover intention. The collected data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analyses, and hierarchical regression analysis using SPSS 22.0. In relationships with early childhood teachers' turnover intention, job stress showed negative correlations, but grit showed positive correlations. Both job stress and grit were revealed to have the effects on turnover intention. Since high rate of early childhood teachers' turnover might have negative impact on young children's development along with the quality of education, the results of this study suggest the importance of efforts to reduce job stress and to improve grit.

본 연구의 목적은 유아교사의 직무스트레스와 그릿이 이직의도에 미치는 영향을 알아보는 것이다. 이를 위해 수도권에 소재한 유아교육기관에서 근무 중인 유아교사 395명을 대상으로 설문지 조사를 실시하여 이직의도, 직무스트레스, 그릿을 측정했다. 수집된 자료는 SPSS 22.0을 사용하여 분석했으며 기술통계분석, Pearson 상관분석, 위계적 회귀분석을 실시했다. 연구결과로는 첫째, 유아교사의 직무스트레스가 높을수록 이직의도가 높았으며, 그릿이 높을수록 이직의도가 낮게 나타났다. 둘째, 유아교사 직무스트레스와 그릿은 이직의도에 유의한 영향을 주었으며, 직무스트레스의 하위요인 중 행정지원, 업무관련, 경제적 안정, 시설실비는 부적 영향을 미친 반면, 그릿은 정적 영향을 주는 것으로 밝혀졌다. 유아교사의 이직은 유아와 유아교육의 질 및 자신에게 부정적 영향을 줄 수 있으므로, 본 연구결과는 직무스트레스를 감소시키고 그릿을 증진시키는 노력이 요구됨을 시사한다.

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표 1. 직무스트레스와 그릿 및 이직의도 간의 관계(N = 395) Table 1. Relationships Between Job Stress, Grit, and Turnover Intention (N = 395)

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표 2. 직무스트레스와 그릿이 이직의도에 미치는 영향 (N = 395) Table 2. The Effects of Job Stress and Grit on Turnover Intention (N = 395)

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