‘Fostering resilience: the impact of supportive organizational culture on mitigating burnout in early childhood educators’

Abstract

Caring for toddlers is a demanding profession that could lead to negative emotions and behaviors. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of a positive organizational climate, job satisfaction, and self-efficacy on burnout and commitment, in turn leading to the reporting of misconduct and turnover intentions among childcare teachers. The study included 1,190 female childcare teachers from 119 daycare centers throughout Israel. The findings indicate that workload contributes to burnout (B = -.27; SE =.02) and dissatisfaction (B =.60; SE =.01). Furthermore, the findings suggest that a positive organizational climate and strong employee-employer relationship are negatively correlated with employee burnout (r = −0.356; p < 0.001; r = −0.178; p < 0.001). The more supportive the organizational climate the less likely that employee burnout will occur. The study concludes that nurturing a supportive organizational climate and building a strong employee-employer relationship can reduce employee burnout and its consequences.