Factors related to burnout among childcare workers

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 18K02445
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09030:Childhood and nursery/pre-school education-related
• Research Institution: Sapporo Medical University
• Principal Investigator: Oura Asae 札幌医科大学, 医学部, 講師 (40404595)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 保育者 / 離職抑制 / 抑うつ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In 2018, we entered into research partnership with the Hokkaido Private Kindergarten Association. The present study was initiated as a cross-sectional iterative research design at the Hokkaido National Conference held in August 2019. Since the summer of 2020, the conference has been canceled due to the spread of the COVID-19, and surveys have also been canceled accordingly. In 2021, we changed the survey method from hand-delivery to postal mail and conducted a cross-sectional study. Investigation during the COVID-19 pandemic was also attempted in 2022. The Conference resumed in summer of 2023. A total of six cross-sectional study were completed during the study period.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究における学術的意義は下記の通りである。先ず第一にこれまで調査が行われていない保育者の就労環境・生活状況・健康状況の一括把握を可能とした点である。我が国における子育て支援は長きにわたり実施されてきたが、その根幹を支えるべき保育者調査はまだまだ十分ではなかった。第二に研究期間内に新型コロナウイルス感染症の感染拡大があり、コロナ禍での保育者の置かれている状況把握を可能とした点である。第三に、離職が抑制できる要因であるpositive devianceを探索することを研究の主軸としたため保育業界との連携・応用が容易となった点である。