Journal of Meditation based Psychological Counseling (J Medit Psychol Couns)
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Research Article

The mediation effect of goal orientation on the effect of mindfulness on job satisfaction of early childhood teachers

Assistant Professor, Department of Education, General Graduate School Anyang University

Correspondence to Ko, Hyolim, E-mail: hlko@anyang.ac.kr

Volume 32, Pages 13-21, December 2024.
Journal of Meditation Based Psychological Counseling 2024, 32, 13-21. https://doi.org/10.12972/mpca.20240010
Received on November 24, 2024, Revised on December 21, 2024, Accepted on December 31, 2024, Published on December 31, 2024.
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Abstract

This study aims to examine the mediating effect of goal orientation in the effect of mindfulness of daycare teachers on job satisfaction. The subject of the study was 187 teachers working at daycare centers, and a questionnaire was conducted to measure mindfulness, goal orientation, and job satisfaction. On the collected data, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and SPSS Process Macro Model 4 were conducted to verify the significance of the mediating effect and mediating effect. As a result of the study, first, mindfulness. Goal orientation and job satisfaction were found to have a statistically significant positive correlation. Second, mindfulness had a statistically significant positive effect on goal orientation and job satisfaction, and goal orientation was found to have a statistically significant positive effect on job satisfaction. Third, goal orientation did not show a statistically significant mediating effect on mindfulness and job satisfaction. In order to compensate for the limitation that this study was conducted on daycare teachers, follow-up studies need to be conducted in various occupational groups in subsequent studies.

Keywords

Mindfulness, goal orientation, job satisfaction. Goals, Early childhood teachers

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