The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of early educator’s
psychological exhaustion and happiness on adapting ability of children in early
education settings. Two hundred ten early educators and six hundred thirty
children were selected as subjects of this study and were requested to participate
in a survey. The results of this study were as follows: First, as a result of
analyzing the relationship between early educator’s psychological exhaustion and
happiness as well as children's adaptability on education facility, higher
psychological exhaustion and lower happiness were related to lower children's
adaptability on education facility. Second, as a result of comparing comparative
impact that psychological exhaustion and happiness has on children's
adaptability on education facility, psychological exhaustion of the teacher
impacts negatively on children's adaptability on education facility and happiness
of the teacher did not significantly impact children's adaptability on education
facility. This research is expected to be used as foundational data that helps to
recognize the importance of psychological exhaustion and happiness of the
teacher and could be used to develop various programs that support teachers to
recover from burnout and to increase happiness.