Teachers Between Job Satisfaction and Burnout Syndrome: What Makes Difference in Czech Elementary Schools

Frontiers in Psychology

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Irena Smetackova¹  Veronika Pavlas Martanova¹  Anna Pachova¹  Veronika Francova¹  Stanislav Stech¹ 

[1] Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, Charles University

关键词: burnout syndrome;    teachers;    self-efficacy;    social support;    job satisfaction;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02287

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

As has been shown by several studies, teaching is a highly stressful occupation ( Johnson et al., 2005 ), and most teachers experience work stress. Long-term stress decreases job satisfaction and can result in chronic exhaustion which can develop into burnout syndrome. Implications of burnout syndrome are strongly negative both for the personal and professional life of teachers. As burnout syndrome puts teachers’ well-being, quality of the teaching process and relationships with students at risk, it is important to seek ways to avoid teachersÉ’ burnout. Many studies have confirmed the protective role that coping strategies play in managing stressful situations, teacher’s self-efficacy or social support. In previous studies, a negative connection was found between burnout syndrome and job satisfaction. Job satisfaction is a crucial element in the definition of wellbeing. We find wellbeing rather not as a resource for burnout prevention but as an opposite state to burnout syndrome. The paper presents a quantitative survey on burnout syndrome and related variables among Czech elementary school teachers ( n = 2,394). According to burnout score, two subgroups were selected – teachers with no burnout manifestations and teachers with developing/developed burnout syndrome. Through the statistical analysis, these two groups were compared in job satisfaction, self-efficacy, coping strategies, and social support. The study shows significant differences between the two groups of teachers in all examined variables. The strongest impact on burnout syndrome was found for negative coping.

【 授权许可】

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