The Effects of Perceived Organizational Culture of Early Childhood Education Institutions and Ego-resilience on Happiness in Early Childhood Teachers

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of perceived organizational culture of early childhood education institutions and ego-resilience on happiness in early childhood teachers. The survey was conducted in 300 teachers at early childhood education institutions in Incheon city. The collected data were statistically processed using an SPSS 20.0 program. Descriptive statistics was used to determine teachers' socio-demographic characteristics; Cronbach's coefficient was estimated for reliability of α the instruments. Pearson's correlation analysis was carried out to determine the correlation among research variables. Lastly, multiple regression analysis was performed to determine the relative impact of perceived organizational culture of early childhood education institutions and ego-resilience on happiness in early childhood teachers. The results of this study can be summarized as follows. First, significant positive correlation was found among all of perceived organizational culture of early childhood education institutions, ego-resilience, and happiness in early childhood teachers. Second, the relative impact of perceived organizational culture of early childhood education institutions and ego-resilience on happiness in early childhood teachers had meaningful explanatory power. These results suggest that perceived organizational culture of early childhood education institutions and ego-resilience can be important factors for happiness in early childhood teachers.