보호관찰직원의 스트레스감소를 위한 차문화치료의 효과

The Stress Alleviation Effect of Tea-Culture Therapy for Probation Officers- Targeted on the Probation Officers in U City-

Modern society is characterized by specialization and diversity. Modern people are under pressure to adapt to a fast-changing environment. Most employees experience stress to some extent. Among them, probation officers belong to a high risk group because their work has changed recently to an excessive and difficult workload. This study examined the effect of a tea-culture program on alleviating the stress level of probation officers. A tea-culture program is an effective method for soothing both the body and mind burdened with stress, and produces a whole and harmonic person balanced between body, mind, and spirit. This program was developed for probation officers to enhance their feeling of happiness, job satisfaction and organizational commitment, ultimately alleviating the stress level of the participants. The average scale values of stress symptoms, job stress, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and feeling of happiness before the program were 3.46, 2.98, 2.59, 2.85, and 1.68, respectively. The average scale values after the program had improved, showing results of 2.08, 2.28, 4.05, 3.95, and 3.06, respectively. This tea-culture program affected participants positively in many respects and their stress level was reduced considerably.