英文摘要 |
Emotional labor was defined as the management of emotions for pay. Child care is one with the highest requirements regarding emotion labor. Moreover, due to the unstable income and low identity, they have low job satisfaction. The study is to investigate the emotional labor and job satisfaction of family-based child care providers and the relationship between these two factors. The Questionnaire for Family-Based Care Providers in Emotional Labor and Job Satisfaction was given to 200 providers in Community Family-Based Care Scheme in Pingtung County and 166 valid questionnaires were returned. These were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, t-tests, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation analysis and Scheffé method. The results revealed that among the domains of emotional labors, the basic emotional expressivity scored highest, followed by interaction level, emotional control, and emotional diversities. Meanwhile the working conditions scored highest among the domains of job satisfaction, followed by self-value, role orientation, and salary. Significant difference in emotional labor was found among care providers with different education levels, number of children they take care, their family support, and family life satisfaction. There is also significant difference in job satisfaction among care providers of different age, seniority, family support, family life satisfaction, job stress, and the will of regarding child care providing as a career. Moreover, there is positive correlation between emotional labor and job satisfaction of care providers. |