Article

Teacher Self-Efficacy and Job Stress as Predictors of the Job Satisfaction of Infant Teachers

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김연아,김경은

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pp. 105~121 / 2012 Vol.19 No.1

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between teacher self-efficacy, job stress, and jobsatisfaction on the part of infant teachers. A total 225 infant teacher's data on the topics of teacher selfefficacy,job stress, and job satisfaction were collected. The major findings were as follows: First, jobsatisfaction on the part of teachers differed according to the infant teacher's educational background, career,and the types of child care facilities they worked in. Second, teacher self-efficacy had a positive relationshipto the job satisfaction of infant teachers but job stress had a negative relationship to the job satisfactionof infant teachers. Third, the influential variables affecting the job satisfaction levels of infant teachers werethe level of financial stress, authoritarian management styles, interpersonal stress, and self-managementefficacy. The more stress infant teachers experienced from financial problems, authoritarian managementstyles, and interpersonal relationships, the less infant teachers exhibited satisfaction with their jobs. Theseresults suggested the need of a national policy to support and provide for the welfare of infant teachers

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