Korean Journal of Child Studies (아동학회지)

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The Effects of Teacher's Self-efficacy on Children's Sociality : The Serial Multiple Mediating Effects of Job-satisfaction and The Quality of Teacher-Child Interaction

유아교사의 교사효능감이 유아의 사회성에 미치는 영향 : 직무만족도와 교사-유아 상호작용 질의 순차적 매개효과

  • Son, Heejin ;
  • Sung, Jihyun (Dept. of Child Psychology and Education/Human Resource Development, Sungkyunkwan University)
  • 손희진 (IBK참!좋은 어린이집) ;
  • 성지현 (성균관대학교 아동.청소년학과/인재개발학과)
  • Received : 2013.12.31
  • Accepted : 2014.04.07
  • Published : 2014.04.30
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Abstract

This study examined the effects of teacher's self-efficacy on children's sociality through the mediating effects of job-satisfaction and the quality of teacher-child interaction. The participants in this study consisted of 27 teachers working at child care centers and 71 children(4-5 years old) in their charge in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do province, Korea. Data were analyzed by means of a Hayes's PROCESS(2012) program to identify the serial multiple mediating effects and the relationships which exist among the various factors. The present study found that teacher's self-efficacy had significant indirect effects on children's sociality through job-satisfaction and the quality of teacher-child interaction. These results suggest that a higher level of teacher's self-efficacy leads to greater job-satisfaction and better quality of teacher-child interaction and this in turn has an influence on children's sociality.

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