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KMID : 1020220200200040479
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Journal of Korean Society of Dental Hygiene
2020 Volume.20 No. 4 p.479 ~ p.490
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Current status of workplace bullying of the clinical dental hygienists
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Nam Young-Ok
Park Soo-Auk
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the actual condition of bullying in the workplace by dental hygienists and to determine whether workplace bullying affects job performance.
Methods: Data were collected from 308 clinical dental hygienists working in dental medical institutions located in the whole country. Frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, t-test, and ANOVA were performed using SPSS 23.0 for analysis.
Results: First, the main targets of bullying in the workplace were senior dental hygienists (53.6%) and dentists (24.7%). Second, the number of turnovers was a significant influence on bullying and job performance according to general characteristics. Finally, the ‘improper work environment’ among the subfactors of workplace bullying had a negative effect on ‘job performance’ (p<0.001).
Conclusions: Based on the results of the study, we reviewed the actual condition of bullying in the workplace and whether bullying in the workplace affects job performance in the workforce problem of dental hygienists. In this regard, the importance of prevention of bullying in the workplace was discussed.
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KEYWORD
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Dental hygienist, Job performance, Turnover, Workplace bullying
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