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.
Pedagoški rad, posebice s djecom predškolske dobi, jedno je od najstresnijih zanimanja. Učestalost bolesti povezanih sa stresom veća je među odgajateljima nego u općoj populaciji. Cilj ovoga presječnog ispitivanja, provedenog od listopada 2018. do travnja 2019., bio je ispitati prevalenciju sindroma izgaranja na reprezentativnom uzorku od 482 odgajatelja u Srbiji i s tim povezane čimbenike. Sudionici su ispunjavali upitnik sastavljen od šest dijelova: sociodemografske i socioekonomske karakteristike, karakteristike zdravlja i stila života, karakteristike radnog mjesta i zaposlenja; Kopenhaški upitnik o izgaranju (Copenhagen Burnout Inventory, krat. CBI); Beckov upitnik o depresiji (Beck Depression Inventory, krat. BDI) i Zungova ljestvica za samoprocjenu anksioznosti (Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, krat. SAS). Učestalost ukupnog izgaranja bila je 27,1 %. Učestalost izgaranja na CBI-ju bila je 25,4% za osobno izgaranje, 27,0 % za izgaranje na poslu i 23,4 % za izgaranje povezano s klijentima. Multivarijatna logistička regresijska analiza s ukupnim izgaranjem kao ishodnom varijablom pokazala je da su biti samac/samica (OR: 0,18; 95 % CI: 0,05–0,58), loše ili prosječno zdravlje (OR: 6,05; 95 % CI: 1,05–34,91 odnosno OR: 3,60; 95 % CI: 1,57–8,25), neposjedovanje didaktičkih sredstava/sredstava za igru (OR: 2,71; 95 % CI: 1,21–6,04) te viša ocjena depresije (OR: 1,19; 95 % CI: 1,09–1,29) ili SAS (OR: 1,10; 95 % CI: 1,03–1,18) bili značajno povezani s ukupnim izgaranjem među našim sudionicima. Naše ispitivanje pokazuje zabrinjavajuće visoku prevalenciju sindroma izgaranja među odgajateljima u Srbiji i upozorava na njegovu povezanost s problemima mentalnog zdravlja, depresijom i anksioznošću.
Keywords: Beck Depression Inventory; Beckov upitnik o depresiji; Copenhagen Burnout Inventory; Kopenhaški upitnik o izgaranju; Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale; Zungova ljestvica za samoprocjenu simptoma anksioznosti; demografija; demographics; dječji vrtić; kindergarten; lifestyle; mental health; mentalno zdravlje; način života.
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