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May 10, 2026Health Psychology and Behavioral MedicineOpen Access

Occupational stress and burnout among Japanese early childhood education and care teachers: the mediating role of psychological safety

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YMYuko MatsudaSHShoko Hamada

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Overview

Longitudinal survey investigates psychological safety's mediating role in burnout among ECEC teachers, indicating prevention strategies.

Key Points

  • The study aims to explore how psychological safety mediates the relationship between occupational stress and burnout among ECEC teachers in Japan.
  • Conducted a longitudinal data survey with 500 participants at two time points: May 2023 and March 2024.
  • Used the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire, Burnout Scale, and Psychological Safety Scale for data collection.
  • Analyzed associations using covariance structure analysis.
  • Quantitative job overload directly increased emotional exhaustion (p-value not specified).
  • Higher job control was linked to lower burnout levels, partially mediated by psychological safety.
  • Coworker support's effect on burnout was fully mediated by psychological safety.

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Matsuda et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a001ff2c8f74e3340f9b1c8https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2026.2668170
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