对于幼儿教育工作者来说,薪资上后压力变化
Randi A Bates1, Jaclyn M Dynia2
1College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, 310 Proctor Hall 3110 Vine St, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221 USA.
概括
幼儿教育工作者经历了持续的高压力和低工资,即使在微小的加薪后. 解决工资不平等问题对于减少教育工作者的压力和改善教育成果至关重要.
科学领域:
- 幼儿教育 儿童早期教育
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 心理学 心理学 心理学
背景情况:
- 幼儿教育工作者在社会上发挥着至关重要的作用,但却面临着低薪和高压力.
- 这些因素可能会对教育工作者福祉,留守能力和儿童发展产生负面影响.
研究的目的:
- 调查自然工资增长与幼儿教育工作者的压力水平之间的关联.
- 检查工资变化,心理压力和生理压力标志物之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 67名在中心的0-5岁儿童教育工作者在两个时间点完成了关于工资和心理压力 (感知压力,抑郁,焦虑) 的调查.
- 50名教育工作者测量了头发皮质醇度,以评估慢性生理压力.
- 数据是在2021-2022学年大约三个月内收集的.
主要成果:
- 教育工作者平均每小时工资增加1.85美元,这减少了少数民族和白人教育工作者之间的工资差异.
- 心理和生理压力水平仍然很高,与工资变化没有显著关联.
- 最初的抑郁水平预测了随后的生理压力.
结论:
- 仅仅是自然工资的增加并没有减轻幼儿教育工作者所经历的高压力.
- 建议消除工资不平等,并实施有针对性的减压战略.
- 需要进一步的研究来了解和减轻这种必不可少的劳动力的慢性压力.
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