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Psychosocial risks and mental health of preschool care providers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

Tham SW 1 , Wong MF 2 , Ismail MB 3 , Ismail Bukhary NBB 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Centre for Burden of Disease Research, Institute for Public Health, National Institutes of Health, Blok B2, Kompleks Institut Kesihatan Negara (NIH), No.1, Jalan Setia Murni U13/52, Seksyen U13 Setia Alam, Shah Alam, Selangor, 40170, Malaysia
  • 2 Centre for Health Policy Research, Institute of Health System Research, National Institute of Health, Kompleks Institut Kesihatan Negara (NIH), No.1, Jalan Setia Murni U13/52, Blok B2, Seksyen U13 Setia Alam, Shah Alam, Selangor, 40170, Malaysia. dr.estherwong@moh.gov.my
  • 3 Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
  • 4 Health Department of Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Health office of Lembah Pantai District, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
BMC Psychol, 2025 Jan 09;13(1):25.
PMID: 39789657 DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-02279-3

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Child maltreatment in daycare is a public health issue. As childcare is stressful, high care provider negativity independently predicts more internalizing behaviour problems, affecting children's psycho-neurological development. This study aimed to determine psychosocial factors associated with the mental health of preschool care providers in Kuala Lumpur.

METHODS: A random cluster sampling cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2019. The study involved registered care providers for preschoolers under four years old without acute psychiatric illness. The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (Malay-CES-D) and Karasek's Job Content Questionnaires (Malay-JCQ) were used to assess depression symptoms and psychosocial job-related risks. Logistic regression (p 

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