J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2010 Sep;21(3):341-350. 10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.3.341.

Job Identity and Job Stress on Elementary School Health Teachers

• Oh J
• Kwon JO

• KMID: 2292891
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.3.341

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to contribute to enhancing elementary school health teachers professional job performance by analyzing their job identity and job stress.
METHODS
The participants were 138 elementary school health teachers registered at the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education, and the survey was conducted from the 22nd to 23rd of July, 2010. The collected data were analyzed by percentile, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and stepwise multiple regression using the SPSS/WIN 17.0 program.
RESULTS
The average percentiles of job identity and job stress were 70.6 and 64.0 respectively. Among the sub-factors of job identity, autonomy was highest as 73.5, and among the sub-factors of job stress, job demand was highest as 73.9. There were significant differences in the degree of job identity and job stress according to education status, the number of classes, job satisfaction, enthusiasm for work, and the image of nursing teachers expressed in a word. The regression model explained 21.2% of the variance of job identity. job stress explained 32.0% of the variance.
CONCLUSION
It is important to develop various comprehensive programs for improving job identity and managing job stress. In addition, it is necessary to provide support systems including persons, promotion and rewards to school health teachers.

Keyword

School health; Occupation; Social identification; Psychological stress

MeSH Terms

Busan
Education
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Nursing
Occupations
Reward
School Health Services*
Social Identification
Stress, Psychological

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