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The Effect of Self-Leadership and Communication Competency on Job Satisfaction of Youth Workers

  • 한국청소년활동연구
  • Abbr : SKYA
  • 2022, 8(2), pp.155-180
  • DOI : 10.36697/skya.2022.8.2.155
  • Publisher : Korea Youth Activity Research Association
  • Research Area : Natural Science > Life Sciences > Child Study > Adolescence Science
  • Received : May 30, 2022
  • Accepted : June 23, 2022
  • Published : June 30, 2022

EunJee Joo 1 Choi, In Sun 2

1호서대학교
2천안시청소년수련관

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ABSTRACT

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of self-leadership and communication competency on job satisfaction of youth workers. Methodology: To achieve the purpose of the study, youth workers completed the on-line questionnaire and analyzed 237 valid ones. Structural equation model were performed using SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 23.0. Findings: The main results were as follows. First, the difference on demographic variables(position, employment status, level of education) were found. Regarding position, difference were found on all sub-variable of self-leadership and work and boss satisfaction of job satisfaction. Employment status were found to be different on all three main variables. Lastly, level of education were different on all the sub-variables of self-leadership and communication competency and wok satisfaction of job satisfaction. Second, self-leadership, communication competency and job satisfaction were. positively(+) correlated each other. Finally, communication competency had a greater influence on job satisfaction than self-leadership. Conclusions: Based on these results, we verified the importance of improving communication competency in the working environment of high turnover rate of youth workers. Finally, this study may provide an insight in terms of providing supplementary education according to demographic variables and developing ability program of youth workers.

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