Journal of Korean Academy of Oral Health

The Korean Academy of Preventive Dentistry and Oral Health (대한예방치과·구강보건학회)
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The ethical propensity, professionalism and ethical job behavior of clinical dental hygienists

임상치과위생사의 윤리적 성향과 전문직업성 및 윤리적 직무행동

  • Lee, Se-Jung (Department of Oral Health Science, Graduate School of Public Health, Gachon University) ;
  • Han, Gyeong-Soon (Department of Oral Health Science, Graduate School of Public Health, Gachon University)
  • 이세정 (가천대학교 보건대학원 치위생전공) ;
  • 한경순 (가천대학교 보건대학원 치위생전공)
  • Published : 2012.09.30
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Abstract

Objectives: The aim of this study was to the ethical propensity, professionalism, and ethical job behavior of dental hygienists. Methods: The subjects of this study were 748 dental hygienists, who are working at various types of dental hospitals and clinics around the country, from January 23 to March 30, 2012. Data were analyzed with a t-test, one-way ANOVA, Chi-square, and Stepwise multiple regression analysis SPSS 19.0. Results: As for the ethical propensity of dental hygienists, their idealism scores were 3.87, which was higher than their relativism scores. The ethical job behavior and professionalism scores were higher in absolutists (3.80, 3.40 points) and situationists (3.77, 3.44 points), than subjectivists (3.49, 3.19 points) and exceptionists (3.38, 3.09 points) in the ethical types. The ethical job behavior and professionalism-related common Influence factors was idealism. Conclusions: The absolutists and situationists with a high tendency of idealism were high in the level of professionalism and ethical job behavior, according to the ethical types.

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