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KMID : 1020220140140020205
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2014 Volume.14 No. 2 p.205 ~ p.211
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The relationship between humor and empowerment in clinical dental hygienist
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Kim Young-Im
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Abstract
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Objectives : The purpose of the study is to investigate the relationship between humor and empowerment in clinical dental hygienist.
Methods : Subjects were 374 clinical dental hygienist in Jeollabuk-do from April 20 to June 4, 2013. Data were analyzed using the statistical package SPSS WIN 12.0 for frequency, mean and standard deviation analysis, one-way ANOVA and linear regression.
Results : The mean score or the clinical dental hygienist of humor was 2.55 out of 4 each of the sub-dimensions including emotional expressiveness, message sensitivity and preference of humor. Empowerment was 3.50 out of 5 and each of the sub-dimensions including meaning, competence, self-determination and impact. There was a significantly positive correlation between the sense of humor and the empowerment.
Conclusions : It is necessary to develop the empowerment combined with humor sense in the curricula of dental hygiene education and leadership management in the clinical dental hygienist.
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KEYWORD
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empowerment, humor
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