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Mediating effect of job satisfaction and self-esteem in the relationship between empowerment and quality of life of the child care teacher for young children with special needs

  • Journal of Special Education: Theory and Practice
  • Abbr : JSPED
  • 2018, 19(1), pp.187-209
  • DOI : 10.19049/JSPED.2018.19.1.09
  • Publisher : Research Institute of the Korea Special Education
  • Research Area : Social Science > Education
  • Received : February 6, 2018
  • Accepted : March 23, 2018
  • Published : March 31, 2018

JEONG SO YOUNG 1

1한국복지대학교

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether or not job satisfaction and self-esteem have a mediating effect on the empowerment and quality of life of child care teachers for young children with special needs. A total of 412 child care teachers for young children with special needs participated in this research. The validity of investigative tools was verified using exploratory factor analysis and reliability, while mediating effect was verified using PROCESS macro by Hayes. Empowerment, job satisfaction, self-esteem, and quality of life tools were proven valid with 60% of more explained by factors, and showed consistent reliability between items. Results showed that empowerment indeed had a mediating effect on the quality of life through job satisfaction. Self-esteem did not have any significant impact on the quality of life, meaning that it did not have any mediating effects. Also, results indicated no impact on the quality of life by empowerment and job satisfaction. In conclusion, this study discussed the self-esteem and quality of life among child care teachers for young children with special needs, and recommended the need for research which looks into influence factors centered on self-esteem moving forward.

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