title: Determinants of day care teachers' job satisfaction.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although job satisfaction is among the most widely researched topics, relatively little research has been done on this issue as it relates to early childhood educators. This study was designed to contribute significantly to the deficient body of knowledge about working conditions and job satisfaction of day care teachers, in particular with regard to differences in job satisfaction depending on day care centres' ownership.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analyses were based on cross-sectional comparison of 469 questionnaires (42.55% response rate) from day care teachers working at public day care centres with those working at day care centres run by churches or parents' initiatives.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant difference in job satisfaction was found between these three types. The important interaction between socio-demographic characteristics, psychosocial working conditions, and job satisfaction could be demonstrated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The present study is one of the few that examines the impacts of day care centres ownership on pedagogical staffs' job satisfaction and indicates that the type of the centre is a potential factor explaining variations. Results provide a valuable basis for the development of solution-focused approaches to improve pedagogical staff working conditions.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany. Kusma@em.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: Bianca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kusma
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Groneberg
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nienhaus
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mache
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002656:Child Day Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D010067:Ownership / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013192:Staff Development; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology