Impact of collective self-esteem on psychological well-being of correctional welfare facility workers : Mediating effect of self-efficacy

This study seeks to identify the mediating effect of self-efficacy in its influence on the collective self-esteem and psychological well-being of correctional welfare facility workers. Through this study, we aimed to contribute to providing basic data for improving social systems and establishing policies to improve the psychological well-being of correctional welfare facility workers. The subjects of this study were 256 correctional welfare facility workers working in correctional welfare facilities in the metropolitan area, and the distribution and collection of questionnaires was conducted from November 6, 2023 to November 12, 2023 using Google questionnaires and mail. The study was conducted, and 248 of them, excluding missing values, were used in the final analysis. The results of this study are as follows. First, it was found that the higher the collective self-esteem, the higher the self-efficacy and psychological well-being, and the higher the self-efficacy, the lower the psychological well-being. This shows that collective self-esteem in correctional facilities results in increased individual self-efficacy at work, so it is important to prioritize groups over individuals in correctional welfare facilities. The significance of these research results is that they can help establish policies and practical guidelines for members working in correctional welfare facilities.