직장 여성의 평생교육 참여동기가 직무만족도에 미치는 영향: 자기효능감의 매개효과를 중심으로

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore desirable directions for lifelong education of working woman by analyzing how their lifelong education participation motivation influences work satisfaction through the mediating effect of self-efficacy, which, in turn, enhances learning experiences. An online survey was conducted of 300 Korean working women aged 20 and over who had engaged in lifelong education. The collected data were examined by conducting Pearson’s correlation and Baron and Kenny’s hierarchical regression analyses, using SPSS version 22.0. The following conclusions can be drawn. First, a statistically significant correlation was found between working woman’s lifelong education participation motivation, self-efficacy, and work satisfaction. This result shows that lifelong education is a major factor that significantly influences self-efficacy and work satisfaction. These two factors are also considered important for determining the development direction of lifelong education. Second, the analysis of the correlation between working woman’s lifelong education participation motivation and work satisfaction showed that self-efficacy was partially mediated, exhibiting a positive effect. This result demonstrates the importance of self-efficacy as well as the need for lifelong education programs that enhance the self-efficacy of working woman. According to the results of this study, self-efficacy played a partial mediating role in the correlation between working woman’s lifelong education participation motivation and their work satisfaction. Our findings can serve as basic data for developing lifelong education programs that aim to enhance work satisfaction of working woman. Specifically, when developing lifelong education programs for working woman, programs that effectively improve their work satisfaction can be developed if both participation motivation and self-efficacy are considered.