WORK STRESS AMONG PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS

Slavica Stevanović, Dušan Vešović, Srđan Lazić, Jelena Gligorijević, Vanja Aćimović

DOI Number
https://doi.org/10.22190/FUWLEP240523017S
First page
181
Last page
190

Abstract


The aim of this research is to determine the etiological factors (causes) that influence the occurrence of work stress among employees in preschool institutions. Using a questionnaire, data on the employees of the preschool institution were obtained and processed using the method of descriptive statistics. The results show that symptoms related to work stress are manifested to a greater extent among younger employees (up to 30 years old) as well as among older people who are over 55 years old. Employees work with a large number of children and the very responsibility for one's life increases the possibility of of experiencing stress. Daily interactions and encounters with different personality types, including colleagues, parents and co-workers, increase the potentia; for stress and burnout syndrome at work. Additionially, teaching involves a significant amount of work-related stress.


Keywords

work stress, preschool institution, preschool and kindergarten teachers

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