Child Health Nurs Res.  2019 Apr;25(2):214-222. 10.4094/chnr.2019.25.2.214.

Mediating and Moderating Effects of Multicultural Efficacy in the Relationship between Cultural Empathy and Cultural Competence in Child Care Teachers

• Oh WO
• Park IT
• Song M

• KMID: 2449195
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4094/chnr.2019.25.2.214

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study examined the mediating and moderating effects of multicultural efficacy in the relationship between cultural empathy and cultural competence in child care teachers.
METHODS
A cross-sectional descriptive survey design was used. The participants were 277 child care teachers at private and public daycare centers in G and S districts of Seoul. The survey instruments included a cultural empathy questionnaire, a multicultural efficacy scale, and a cultural competence scale. Data were analyzed using the SPSS and AMOS programs. For data analysis, descriptive statistics, correlation, and mediating and moderating effect analyses were performed. Bootstrapping was implemented to verify the mediating effect of the model developed herein.
RESULTS
Positive correlations among cultural empathy, multicultural efficacy, and cultural competence were noted. Multicultural efficacy showed a significant mediating effect on the relationships between cultural empathy and cultural competence. However, there was no moderating effect.
CONCLUSION
In order to enhance the cultural competence of child care teachers, it is necessary to develop a strategy that can promote their cultural empathy and multicultural efficacy. Furthermore, these results will ultimately enhance the role of child care teachers, thus contributing to the normal growth and development of multicultural children.

Keyword

Cultural competency; Self efficacy; Empathy; Cultural diversity

MeSH Terms

Child
Child Care*
Child*
Cultural Competency*
Cultural Diversity
Empathy*
Growth and Development
Humans
Negotiating*
Self Efficacy
Seoul
Statistics as Topic