공공영역 평생교육사의 사회적 교환관계가 적응수행에 미치는 영향 -심리적 임파워먼트와 비판적 성찰 업무행동의 이중매개효과-

The purpose of this study is to verify the serial-mediation effect of psychological empowerment and critical reflection work behavior in the relationship between social exchange relations (LMX, TMX) and adaptive performance of lifelong educators in the public sector. For doing so, a survey was conducted with qualified lifelong educators working at public lifelong education institutions in Korea, from February 1, 2021 to March 14, 2021. A total of 313 respondents responded to the survey, and a total of 313 data were analyzed because there were no incomplete responses. The results of this study are as follows: First, the psychological empowerment of lifelong educator in the public sector has been shown to mediate both the relationship between LMX and adaptive performance and the relationship between TMX and adaptive performance. Second, the critically reflective work behavior was shown to have no mediating effect in the relationship between LMX and adaptive performance of social exchange relationship, but the relationship between TMX and adaptive performance was shown to mediating. Third, psychological empowerment and critical reflection work behaviors was shown to have serial-mediation effects in the relationship between social exchange relations (LMX, TMX) and adaptive performance. Based on these results, this study derived theoretical and practical implications for lifelong educator’s social exchange relationships (LMX, TMX), psychological empowerment, critically reflective work behavior, and adaptive performance.