전문상담교사의 긍정심리자본과 직무만족도의 관계에서 심리적 소진의 매개효과

Abstract

Objectives This study is to verify the mediating effects of psychological burnout in the relationship between positive psychological capital and job satisfaction of professional school counselors. Based on the analysis results, implications for school counseling are provided.
 Methods Demographic variables and positive psychological capital, job satisfaction, and psychological burnout were measured for 148 professional school counselors, working in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Incheon, Chungcheong, and other regions. Mediating effects were verified using SPSS 23.0 and Process Macro v.4.2.
 Results Positive psychological capital and job satisfaction of professional counselors were positively correlated. Positive psychological capital and psychological burnout were negatively correlated. Psychological burnout and job satisfaction were negatively correlated. The direct effect of positive psychological capital on job satisfaction was not significant, but the indirect effect through psychological burnout was found to be significant. Therefore, psychological burnout showed a full mediating effect in the relationship between positive psychological capital and job satisfaction.
 Conclusions Based on the full mediating effect of psychological burnout in the relationship between positive psychological capital and job satisfaction of professional school counselors, it is suggested that it is effective to intervene with a focus on psychological burnout, in order to improve the job satisfaction of professional school counselors.