Mental Health of Preschool Teachers in Japan During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jenai Lieu, Taichi Akutsu, Kenzo Takahashi, Tetsuya Tanimoto, Shizuka Sutani, Yasuhiro Kotera
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Preschool teachers in Japan often face mental health challenges due to high work stresses, and regulations enforced during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may serve to exacerbate these stressors. This can lead to further degradation of the mental health of preschool teachers. The study aimed to measure how new behaviors and regulations imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic affected the mental health of preschool teachers in Japan. The study surveyed 167 teachers from private Centers for Early Childhood Education and Care (CECEC), kindergartens, and nursery schools using the Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4). Spearman’s rank-order correlation and multiple regression analyses were conducted to analyze the relationship between various daily life reflections and anxiety and depression of preschool staff. Results indicated that employment worries among preschool teachers were positively associated with anxiety and depression. The factor of symptomatic students not attending school showed a negative relationship with anxiety and depression. The factors of bonding, distancing at meals, face masking, and having someone to talk to did not show significance in anxiety or depression among preschool teachers.

日本学前教师在 COVID-19 大流行期间的心理健康情况
由于工作压力大,日本的学前教师经常面临心理健康挑战,而在冠状病毒病 2019(COVID-19)大流行期间实施的法规可能会加剧这些压力。这可能会导致学前教师的心理健康进一步恶化。本研究旨在衡量 COVID-19 大流行期间实施的新行为和规定对日本学前教师心理健康的影响。研究使用患者健康问卷-4(PHQ-4)对来自私立幼儿教育和保育中心(CECEC)、幼儿园和托儿所的 167 名教师进行了调查。通过斯皮尔曼秩相关分析和多元回归分析,分析了学前教育人员的各种日常生活反映与焦虑和抑郁之间的关系。结果表明,学前教育教师的就业烦恼与焦虑和抑郁呈正相关。有症状的学生不上学这一因素与焦虑和抑郁呈负相关。亲情、进餐时的距离感、面具和有倾诉对象等因素与学前教师的焦虑和抑郁没有显著关系。
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