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Influence of humor sense on job satisfaction and turnover intention in clinical dental hygienists

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1충남대학교 보건대학원

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Objectives: The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of humor sense on job satisfaction and turnover intention inclinical dental hygienists. Methods: A self-reported questionnaire was filled out by 277 dental hygienists in Chungnam from May to June, 2014. Theinstrument for humor sense was adapted from Thorson and Powell instrument by Lee and 20 questions. Each question includedhumor making and preference for humor and scored by Likert 5 scale. Cronbach’s alpha in the study was 0.869. Job satisfaction wasadapted from Smith Job Description Index and included task requirement, collaborate support, manager support, promotion, andwages and score by Likert 5 scale. Cronbach’s alpha in the study was 0.827. Turnover intention was developed by Lee and 5questions was score by Likert 5 scale. Crobach’s alpha was 0.712 in the study. Results: The average of humor sense was 3.33, average of job satisfaction was 3.20, and average of turnover intention was 3.05. Thesense of humor had a positive effect on turnover intention. Conclusions: This result will provide the high productivity and high quality of life in clinical dental hygienists. Humor sense is theimportant factor that support the job satisfaction and decrease the turnover intention.

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