Worry about COVID-19 and Other Extreme Events amongst Educators in Australia

Autor/inn/en	Van Der Zant, Tamara; Dix, Katherine L.
Titel	Worry about COVID-19 and Other Extreme Events amongst Educators in Australia
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Education, 67 (2023) 2, S.143-162 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Van Der Zant, Tamara) ORCID (Dix, Katherine L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-9441
DOI	10.1177/00049441231168447
Schlagwörter	Anxiety; COVID-19; Pandemics; Foreign Countries; Natural Disasters; Tragedy; Well Being; Preschool Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Institutional Characteristics; Differences; Socioeconomic Status; Geographic Location; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Angst; Ausland; Natural disaster; Naturkatastrophe; Tragik; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Unterscheiden; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Australien
Abstract	The significant disruption of COVID-19 on schooling has heightened concerns about its impact on educators' wellbeing. The current study examined how educators' worry regarding the COVID-19 pandemic compared to their worry about other extreme events, such as natural disasters and critical incidents (a death or suicide of a child, young person, or colleague). Educators report that they were most worried about COVID-19. Educators working in preschools were more worried about COVID-19 and natural disasters than those in primary and secondary schools. However, worry regarding critical incidents increased with the age of students taught. Worry was influenced by socio-economic advantage (SEIFA), whereby educators working in higher SEIFA communities were less worried about natural disasters and critical incidents but shared similar levels of worry about COVID-19 as educators in lower SEIFA communities. With a better understanding about how different types of worry and levels of worry vary across different educator groups and different contexts, more effective supports can be developed and offered. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01