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KMID : 1020220130130040669
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2013 Volume.13 No. 4 p.669 ~ p.675
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Influencing factors for the empowerment of the dental hygiene students
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Lim Sun-A
Youn Hye-Jeong
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine correlation between clinical practice and self-esteem in empowerment of dental hygiene students.
Methods: Subjects were 399 dental hygiene students in Gwangju and Jeollanamdo. They completed self-reported questionnaire from November 5 to 20, 2012, after infromed consent was accepted.
Results: Higher scores in empowerment was found in students who were satisfied with curricula (p<0.05) and major(p<0.001), having higher average grades (p<0.001), and who felt the better atmosphere of the clinical practice (p<0.05) and got more marks in empowerment. The empowerment of the students had a significant positive correlation to their satisfaction with clinical practice(p<0.001) and self-esteem(p<0.001). Satisfaction with clinical practice had a significant positive correlation to self-esteem(p<0.01).
Conclusions: Satisfaction with major and higher self-esteem led to empowerment, sustained research efforts should be directed into the development and application of programs that could bolster these factors.
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KEYWORD
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empowerment, satisfaction with practice, self-esteem
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