Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2024-75-3825
Burnout syndrome among preschool teachers in Serbia
Pavle Piperac
; University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Department of Humanities, Belgrade, Serbia
Zorica Terzić-Supić
; University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Department of Social Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
Aleksandra Maksimović
; University of Kragujevac Faculty of Science, Kragujevac, Serbia
Jovana Todorović
; University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Department of Social Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
Svetlana Karić
; Academy of Professional Studies, Department of Studies for Preschool and Nursery Teachers, Šabac, Serbia
Ivan Soldatović
; University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Statistics and Informatics, Belgrade, Serbia
Smiljana Cvjetković
; University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Department of Humanities, Belgrade, Serbia
Vida Jeremić-Stojković
; University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine, Department of Humanities, Belgrade, Serbia
Simona Petričević
; University Hospital Centre Bezanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia
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 sociodemographic 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.
Keywords
Beck Depression Inventory; Copenhagen Burnout Inventory; demographics; kindergarten; lifestyle; mental health; Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale
Hrčak ID:
318099
URI
Publication date:
19.6.2024.
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