TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors influencing the happiness of male correctional officers
T2 - A cross-sectional study in South Korea
AU - Jung, Hyun Ok
AU - Han, Seung Woo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Jung, Han. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
PY - 2024/8
Y1 - 2024/8
N2 - Purpose This study is a descriptive research study using a self-reported survey method to determine the impact of correctional officers’ job satisfaction, leisure satisfaction, and family strengths on their happiness. Methods This study targeted 269 male correctional officers working in correctional facilities established in P and S cities. The tools used in this study were job satisfaction, leisure satisfaction, and family strengths and happiness. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 22.0 program according to the research purpose. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, analysis of differences in happiness according to demographic characteristics, correlations between variables, and finally, analysis of factors affecting happiness through multiple linear regression. Results As a result of this study, job satisfaction(β = 0.081, p = 0.036), leisure satisfaction(β = 0.078, p = 0.001), and family strengths(β = 0.081, p = 0.001) were found to be factors affecting the happiness of male correctional officers, and the explanatory power of these variables was found to be 26.0%. Conclusion Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to identify factors that affect the happiness of male correctional officers and provide various counseling and program interventions that can contribute to improving happiness.
AB - Purpose This study is a descriptive research study using a self-reported survey method to determine the impact of correctional officers’ job satisfaction, leisure satisfaction, and family strengths on their happiness. Methods This study targeted 269 male correctional officers working in correctional facilities established in P and S cities. The tools used in this study were job satisfaction, leisure satisfaction, and family strengths and happiness. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 22.0 program according to the research purpose. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, analysis of differences in happiness according to demographic characteristics, correlations between variables, and finally, analysis of factors affecting happiness through multiple linear regression. Results As a result of this study, job satisfaction(β = 0.081, p = 0.036), leisure satisfaction(β = 0.078, p = 0.001), and family strengths(β = 0.081, p = 0.001) were found to be factors affecting the happiness of male correctional officers, and the explanatory power of these variables was found to be 26.0%. Conclusion Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to identify factors that affect the happiness of male correctional officers and provide various counseling and program interventions that can contribute to improving happiness.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85200922581
U2 - 10.1371/journal.pone.0308171
DO - 10.1371/journal.pone.0308171
M3 - Article
C2 - 39116058
AN - SCOPUS:85200922581
SN - 1932-6203
VL - 19
JO - PLoS ONE
JF - PLoS ONE
IS - 8
M1 - e0308171
ER -