Anna J. Markowitz , Deiby Mayaris Cubides Mateus , Kennedy Weisner
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In the United States, caregivers and educators who work with children under 5 face low wages and limited workplace supports, creating significant challenges to their emotional and financial wellbeing. These conditions are worse for teachers of the youngest children, ages birth to two. This study uses a large (N∼ 400) sample of early educators from Louisiana to explore the link between wellbeing, defined as depressive symptoms and food insecurity, and two key outcomes, the quality of teacher-child interactions and teacher turnover. We explore these relationships overall and separately by the age of child served. Findings suggest that depressive symptoms are linked to teacher turnover among teachers working with children of all ages, and negatively linked to teacher-child interactions for teachers of preschool-aged children only.
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For over twenty years, Early Childhood Research Quarterly (ECRQ) has influenced the field of early childhood education and development through the publication of empirical research that meets the highest standards of scholarly and practical significance. ECRQ publishes predominantly empirical research (quantitative or qualitative methods) on issues of interest to early childhood development, theory, and educational practice (Birth through 8 years of age). The journal also occasionally publishes practitioner and/or policy perspectives, book reviews, and significant reviews of research. As an applied journal, we are interested in work that has social, policy, and educational relevance and implications and work that strengthens links between research and practice.
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