摘要：Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between childcare center teac teachers' level of perceived emotional support and burnout, and to determine if this relationship is mediated by basic psychological needs. Methods: The participants were 228 teachers working at childcare centers in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk Province. Self-reported questionnaires were used to measure teacher burnout, perceived emotional support, and basic psychological needs. Results: The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The level of burnout among was found to be negatively influenced by perceived emotional support and basic psychological needs. Perceived emotional support had a positive influence on basic psychological needs; the higher the perception of emotional support, the greater the positive influence on basic psychological needs. While perceived emotional support had a negative influence on burnout, this influence was indirect and was mediated through the basic psychological needs of the childcare teachers. Conclusion: The findings suggest that it is more useful to strengthen basic psychological needs, than to increase perceived emotional support, for preventing and reducing burnout among childcare teachers.
关键词：child care teacher burnout;emotional support;basic psychological needs
