The Effects of Alexithymia, Burnout-, and Adult Attachment on Child Disciplinary Style of Childcare Teachers

Abstract

Abstract>Thise study is designed to demonstrate the influence of socio-demographic variables(age, education, career history and marital Status), alexithymia, burnout, and adult attachment on child disciplinary styles; childcare teachers in charge of young children were studied. The purpose of the study is to provide information about the desirable disciplinary styles of a childcare teacher in order to strengthen the quality of childcare education. The data collected in this study showed the following results: First, the age, education, career history and marital status of a teacher produced good results statistically irrelevant to the their child disciplinary style. Second, a high level of negative correlation was found among alexithymia, burnout, adult attachment and the child disciplinary style of a childcare teacher. In other words, if a teacher shows a high level of alexithymia, burnout, and adult attachment, it is likely that the teacher's child disciplinary style is coercive and neglect, and the teacher tends to give an illogical explanation. Third, in contrast to the other variables, burnout and adult attachment have a greater effect on child disciplinary style than alexithymia. ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯▲ 주제어(Key Words) : 보육교사(childcare teacher), 감정표현불능증(alexithymia), 소진(burnout), 성인애착(adult attachment), 유아훈육 방식(child disciplinary style)• 본 논문은 석사학위 논문 중 일부임.

The Moderated Mediation Effect of Grit in the Influence of Psychological Burnout on Subjective Happiness through Gratitude in Child-Care Teachers

“…보육교사의 행복이 낮은 이유는 다양한 원인들이 존재하지만 그 중에서 심리적 원인으로 소진을 들 수 있다[4][5]. 보육교사의 심리적 소진은 일로 인해 피곤하고 지치고 탈진되는 현상으로 신체적 박탈감, 무력감, 절망감, 정서적 고갈, 부정적 생각 및 자아개념에 영향을 미치며 영유아에 대한 부정적 태도에도 영향을 미쳐, 결국 보육 서비스의 저하로 이어지게 된다[6].…”