한국치위생학회

The effect of work environment and positive psychological capital on job embeddedness in dental hygienists

Hyun-Ok  Lee1,*   Ye-Seul  Han1   

Department of Dental Hygiene, Wonkwang Health Science University

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between work environment and positive psychological capital on job embeddedness in dental hygienists. Data were collected from 263 dental hygienists in the dental institutions. It was then assessed by mean of descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and a stepwise multiple regression analysis. The impact of work environment was 3.35±0.46 points, positive psychological capital was 3.30±0.40 points, and job embeddedness was 3.34±0.47 points. The result of the stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that work environment, positive psychological capital and clinical career predicted 45.7% (F=7.35, p<0.001) of job embeddedness. Therefore, it is necessary to improve working environment and to strengthen positive psychological capital in order to increase the degree of work commitment in dental hygienists, and to encourage long-term service.

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Table 1. General characteristics of participants