The Influence of Protean Career Attitude and Career Commitment on Job Satisfaction of Lifelong Education Instructors: Moderated Mediatiion Effect of Growth Mindset

: This study aims to examine the moderated mediation effect of the growth mindset on the mediating effect of career commitment in the relationship between protean career attitude and job satisfaction of lifelong education instructors, and thus provide basic data for enhancing their job satisfaction. The participants for this study were limited to Chungcheongnam-do, and the participants were 207 instructors attending lifelong educational institutions, and the sample of the survey was purposively selected. For the analysis, SPSS PC+ Win.25.0 and PROCESS macro 4.1 were used, and frequency analysis, reliability analysis, correlation analysis, moderated mediation effect analysis and bootstrap method were performed. As a result of the study, first, there is a positive and significant correlation between protean career attitude, career commitment, growth mindset, and job satisfaction. Second, the moderated mediation effect of the growth mindset on the relationship between protean career attitude and job satisfaction through career commitment was verified. The protean career attitude of lifelong education instructors affects job satisfaction, and the growth mindset increases the effect of the protean career attitude → career commitment → job satisfaction. It was poeposed to enhance job satisfaction by using the growth mindset of lifelong education instructors.