Influence of Job Characteristics on Job Stress: Mediation Effect of Job Ethics and Job Engagement
AUTHORS
YoungMok Kim,Department of Clinical Psychology, NungIn University, Paltan-myeon, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
HeeJung Lee,Department of Naturopathic, Dongbang Culture University, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Korea
Sela Lim*,Department of Clinical Psychology, NungIn University, Paltan-myeon, Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
ABSTRACT
This study explored correlation of K pharmaceutical company’s Staff for job characteristics and job stress to confirm mediation model and path of job ethics and job engagement. To this end, data was collected from 366 survey results conducted by 370. The survey consisted of, the job characteristics scale and job stress scale, job ethics scale and job engagement scale. The results were analyzed by SPSS 22.0 program. To verify average and standard deviation of variables and mediation model of how job characteristics to job stress through, job ethics and job engagement the author used bootstrapping methods. For the research result, this study presented descriptive statics for each variable of respondents’ and conducted correlation analysis among job characteristics to job stress through job ethics and job engagement (β=-.063, C.I[-.103~-.031]). And job characteristics to job stress through job ethics (β=.080, C.I[.032~.137]). And job characteristics to job stress through job engagement (β=-.253, C.I[-.323~.185]). And job characteristics to job stress (β=-.226, C.I[-.312~-.140]).
KEYWORDS
Job characteristics, Job stress, Job ethics, Job engagement
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