Teacher stress and burnout have been associated with professional dissatisfaction and elevated rates of attrition. Knowledge has emerged to indicate that wellness may relieve professional stress that can precede burnout and departure from the profession; however, more research is needed to substantiate this relationship. The current study examined the potentially militating function of wellness in lowering burnout. For this study, 107 PreK-12th grade teachers completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory–Educator Survey and the Five-Factor Wellness Inventory. Results indicate significant relationships between reported burnout with wellness indicators and attrition. Implications for teachers, teacher education programs, and educational leadership teams are discussed.

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The primary purpose of this study was to investigate how couples cope with the stress of job loss. We examined dyadic coping processes of social support and undermining over time for couples experiencing job loss and subsequent unemployment. The research design was a longitudinal field study of 357 individuals seeking reemployment and their respective partners. Data were collected at four times over the course of approximately a year. Results show a steady decline in support among jobseekers and their partners over time. Additionally, social support was found to be a significant predictor of inverse changes in undermining across all measured time periods. Results are discussed in connection with counseling intervention strategies for couples.

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