Burnout syndrome among preschool teachers in Serbia.
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol
; 75(2): 116-124, 2024 Jun 01.
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| ID: mdl-38963143
ABSTRACT
Pedagogical work, especially with preschool children, is one of the most stressful professions, and the incidence of stress-related illnesses among preschool teachers is higher than in the general population. The aim of this cross-sectional study, conducted between October 2018 and April 2019, was to examine the prevalence of the burnout syndrome in a representative sample of 482 preschool teachers in Serbia and the factors associated with it. For this purpose, the participants completed a questionnaire composed of six sections the socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics, health and lifestyle characteristics, workplace and employment characteristics; Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI); Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS). The frequency of the total burnout was 27.1 %. The frequency of burnout on the CBI was 25.4 % for personal burnout, 27.0 % for work-related burnout, and 23.4 % for client-related burnout. Multivariate logistic regression analysis with total burnout as an outcome variable showed that being single (OR 0.18; 95 % CI 0.05-0.58), having poor (OR 6.05; 95 % CI 1.05-34.91), or average (OR 3.60; 95 % CI 1.57-8.25) self-rated health, not having didactic/play tools (OR 2.71; 95 % CI 1.21-6.04), having a higher score on the BDI (OR 1.19; 95 % CI 1.09-1.29) or SAS (OR 1.10; 95 % CI 1.03-1.18) was significantly associated with the total burnout among our participants. Our study shows the worryingly high prevalence of the burnout syndrome among preschool teachers in Serbia and points to its association with mental health issues, depression, and anxiety.
Key words
Beck Depression Inventory; Beckov upitnik o depresiji; Copenhagen Burnout Inventory; Kopenhaski upitnik o izgaranju; Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; Zungova ljestvica za samoprocjenu simptoma anksioznosti; demografija; demographics; djecji vrtic; kindergarten; lifestyle; mental health; mentalno zdravlje; nacin zivota
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Burnout, Professional
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School Teachers
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article