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TY - JOUR
T1 - Job-related stress and depression in orphanage and preschool caregivers in Ukraine
AU - Raskin, Maryna
AU - Kotake, Chie
AU - Easterbrooks, Ann
AU - Ebert, Marina
AU - Miller, Laure
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Emotional well-being of child care providers is important to the welfare of their young charges. Elevated depression and job-related stress may affect caregivers’ ability to establish empathic connections with children. This study examined work conditions, job-related stress, and depression in 51 orphanage workers and 69 preschool teachers in Ukraine. Clinically significant levels of depressive symptoms were found in both groups. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that higher levels of perceived job resources and vacation use predicted lower depression. Predictors of perceived job resources included depression, perceived job control, and proportion of children between ages 2 and 3 in the group. A moderating effect of cognitive coping on the relationship between job control and job resources was found. This article informs interventions to promote positive development of children by identifying several factors that appear to reduce caregiver stress and depression.
AB - Emotional well-being of child care providers is important to the welfare of their young charges. Elevated depression and job-related stress may affect caregivers’ ability to establish empathic connections with children. This study examined work conditions, job-related stress, and depression in 51 orphanage workers and 69 preschool teachers in Ukraine. Clinically significant levels of depressive symptoms were found in both groups. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that higher levels of perceived job resources and vacation use predicted lower depression. Predictors of perceived job resources included depression, perceived job control, and proportion of children between ages 2 and 3 in the group. A moderating effect of cognitive coping on the relationship between job control and job resources was found. This article informs interventions to promote positive development of children by identifying several factors that appear to reduce caregiver stress and depression.
KW - caregiver depression
KW - job-related stress
KW - orphanage
KW - child care
KW - preschool
U2 - 10.1080/02568543.2014.978516
DO - 10.1080/02568543.2014.978516
M3 - Journal article
VL - 29
SP - 130
EP - 145
JO - Journal of Research in Childhood Education
JF - Journal of Research in Childhood Education
SN - 2150-2641
IS - 1
ER -