Burnout Among Childcare Workers

Abstract

Stress induced burnout among childcare staff has become a concern of administrators. This study was conducted to investigate burnout among childcare workers in residential treatment centers in a rural state. This study consisted of 63 fulltime childcare workers at licensed residential treatment centers. The purpose of this study was to investigate the extent of burnout among childcare workers and the relationship of selected demographic and situational variables to this burnout. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and a demographic/situational data sheet were mailed to childcare workers in licensed residential treatment facilities. This study's findings indicated statistically significant correlations between lower (MBI) scores and such protective factors as institutional support, supervision, education and age. Implications of the findings for managers, agencies and future research are discussed.