Effect of a Pandemic on Well-Being at Work of Early Childhood Education and Care Managers From Quebec: Longitudinal Study

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Abstract

COVID-19 pandemic has brought many challenges to ECEC managers, adapting to Quebec's public health’s sanitary measures and increased workload. Based on Bakker and Demerouti's (2014) work demands and resources model, this, descriptive, longitudinal and correlational study aim to outline the well-being at work of Quebec’s ECEC managers between 2021 and 2022. An online questionnaire, completed by 151 participants revealed a decrease of well-being at work, self-compassion, and commitment to work, and an increase in perceived stress, depressive symptoms, and burn out. Pandemic-related work overload has affected all components of managers' tasks, showing their need for support and resources to reduce the pandemic long-term negative influences on their well-being at work (Authors et al., in press).

Authors

• Geneviève Fortin, University of Quebec at Montreal
  Presenting Author

• Nathalie Bigras, University of Quebec at Montreal
  Non-Presenting Author

• Lise Lemay, University of Quebec at Montreal
  Non-Presenting Author

• Christelle Robert-Mazaye
  Non-Presenting Author

• Annie Charron, Université du Québec à Montréal
  Non-Presenting Author

• Stéphanie Duval, Université Laval
  Non-Presenting Author