The objectives of this study are surveying the factors through influence of the job stress of a health teacher and reducing their' the job stress by analyzing the degree of the stress according to the factors related to job stress. Moreover, this rese...
The objectives of this study are surveying the factors through influence of the job stress of a health teacher and reducing their' the job stress by analyzing the degree of the stress according to the factors related to job stress. Moreover, this research are performed to help enhance the efficiency of health business of a health teacher.
The sample used in this study consisted of 136 secondary school health teacher who worked in Pusan province. The Data were collected by self-reporting questionnaires from Dec. 11th in 2006 to Feb. 9th in 2007. The instruments used in this study were the factors related to job scale developed by this researcher, job satisfaction·self-concept scale developed by Seo(2001) and modified by Kim(2002), achievement motivation scale developed by Kim(1986), the degree of job stress scale developed by Wilson(1979) and modified by Lee(1996).
The data were analyzed by Frequency, Mean, t-test, ANOVA, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, Stepwise multiple regression analysis SPSS win 12.0 statistical program.
The results of this study are as follows:
1. The external factors related to job stress(the factors related to job) was regular teacher 94.9%, career of health teacher-the groups of less than 5 years and the groups of more than 21 years 28.7%, previous career of health teacher-hospital 54.4%, In case there is the regular class connected with health education-operation 67.6%, the reason of choosing health teacher-stable job 25.7%. The mean average of the internal factors related to job stress was job satisfaction 2.81, self-concept 2.80, achievement motivation 2.69. The mean average of the degree of job stress was 46.28 out of the total score, 88.
2. In scores of the degree of job stress according to general characteristics were analyzed and as result, the statistical significant difference of the degree of job stress were shown in relation to age(F=4.815, p=.003). In scores of the degree of job stress according to the external factors related to job stress were analyzed and as result, the statistical significant difference of the degree of job stress were shown in relation to previous career of health teacher(F=3.866, p=.023). In scores of the degree of job stress according to the internal factors related to job stress were analyzed and as result, the statistical significant difference of the degree of job stress were shown in relation to job satisfaction(F=26.711, p=.000), self-concept(F=5.865, p=.000), achievement motivation(F=6.001, p=.003).
3. There was significantly negative relationship between job satisfaction and the degree of job stress(r=-.565), self-concept and the degree of job stress(r=-.439), achievement motivation and the degree of job stress(r=-.219) at p<.01 level.
4. The major factor which influence the degree of job stress was job satisfaction. Job satisfaction explained 31.9% of the degree of job stress. If age(4.4%), self-concept(3%) were added, 39.3% of variance would be explained.
In conclusion, the factor most affected to the job stress of the health teacher is the degree of the job satisfaction, besides the age, previous career of health teacher, self-conception, achievement motivation. Based on this results, I want to help to develop the program on the job stress alleviation and enhance the efficiency of school health business by diminishing the job stress of health teacher.