A study of coping behaviours and teacher burnout

Seidman, Steven; Zager, Joanne

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“…Positive correlations in a group of educators [14] have also been observed between emotional exhaustion, and frequency and intensity of somatic complaints. Moreover, negative health behaviors (e.g., excessive alcohol consumption) were associated with higher teacher burnout [44]. Finally, the data show that psychosomatic disorders and symptoms that correlate with burnout turned out to be …”

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Job burnout and engagement among teachers – Worklife areas and personality traits as predictors of relationships with work

Mojsa-Kaja

Golonka

Marek

2015

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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Objectives:The main goal of the present study was to analyze the burnout syndrome due to selected personality traits (based on the Cloninger's psychobiological personality model and positive and negative affectivity) and the degree of mismatch between teachers and their work environment (described in terms of the Model of Worklife Areas). The 2nd goal was to determine if the participants could be classified into different burnout profile groups (clusters) based on their burnout dimension (exhaustion, cynicism and efficacy) scores and whether those groups differed significantly with regard to their personality traits and levels of mismatch between them and the workplace. Material and Methods: Individual and contextual factors responsible for burnout were analyzed in a group of 205 Polish teachers who completed a set of questionnaires: Maslach Burnout Inventory -General Scale, Areas of Worklife Scale, Temperament and Character Inventory, and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule. Results: The hierarchical regression analysis revealed that teachers' efficacy is determined only by personality factors, while exhaustion and cynicism are determined by both individual and organizational variables. The cluster analysis revealed 3 groups (burnout, engaged, ineffective) that varied in the level of all burnout dimensions. Teachers experiencing burnout perceived a higher level of mismatch between themselves and the work environment, compared to the engaged teachers demonstrating better alignment. The engaged teachers were lower on negative affectivity and higher on self-directedness as compared to the burnout group. Conclusions: The study provided insight into the role of individual factors in the development of teacher burnout and engagement. Negative affectivity could be considered as a predisposing risk factor and self-directedness as a protective factor for burnout.

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Job burnout and engagement among teachers – Worklife areas and personality traits as predictors of relationships with work

Mojsa-Kaja

Golonka

Marek

2015

Int J Occup Med Environ Health

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“…31 Thus, smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, obesity and poor work ability may be consequences and indicators of underlying common factors related to workers' mental resources, for example, passive coping skills, which are related to obesity and unhealthy habits, poor psychological functioning and even burnout. 28,[32][33][34] In conclusion, the waist and hip circumferences, body weight and health habits of young workers, in addition to their work ability, should be evaluated regularly in occupational health examinations, and preventive measures against diseases leading to premature retirement should be taken in time. This study suggests that not only unhealthy habits but also high WHR, indicating abdominal obesity, both a low and a high BMI and also weight gain during young adulthood can be used to identify young workers who run a risk of later poor work ability.…”

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Body mass index and weight change from adolescence into adulthood, waist-to-hip ratio and perceived work ability among young adults

Laitinen¹,

Näyhä

Kujala

2005

Int J Obes

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OBJECTIVES:To study how body mass index (BMI, kg/m 2 ) at 14 and 31 years (y) changes in BMI between 14 and 31 y, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) at 31 y are associated with poor perceived working ability at 31 y. DESIGN AND SUBJECTS: A population-based cohort, originally 11637 people, born in Northern Finland in 1966 was resurveyed at 14 and 31 y. MEASUREMENTS: Perceived work ability (measured by modified work ability index, WAI), BMI, WHR, alcohol intake, smoking, basic education and work history were recorded at 31 y and BMI also at 14 y. RESULTS: Low WAI (15% of lowest values) at 31 y showed a U-shaped association with BMI at 14 y, and also with BMI at 31 y, except in obese males. Low WAI similarly had a U-shaped association with WHR, but in males only, while in females, the probability of low WAI increased almost linearly with WHR. Low WAI was more common among smokers and people with a low level of education. The pattern for alcohol intake was more equivocal, with a nonsignificant finding in males and an almost linear decrease of low WAI with increasing alcohol intake in females. CONCLUSIONS: Work ability, health habits and anthropometric measures should be evaluated regularly in young workers, and preventive measures against diseases leading to premature retirement should be taken in time, for example by the occupational health-care service.

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“…While some of these stressors are effective for some instructors, it is not the case for others and instructors react differently to these stress-makers (Milstein and Farkas, English Language Teaching March, 2010 167 1988). Researchers state that some instructors may develop varied psychological symptoms ranging from frustration, anxiety to emotional exhaustion besides psychosomatic and depressive symptoms (Dunham, 1992;Farber, 1984a,b;Kyriacou and Pratt, 1985;Kyriacou and Sutcliffe, 1978b;Schonfeld, 1992;Seidman and Zager, 1991). As it is pointed out by some researchers, teacher stress may cause a range of consequences ranging from physical, psychological, behavioral to emotional problems like fatigue, illness, absenteeism, poor job performances, alcohol and drug abuse, reduced job satisfaction, and burnout (Ray and Miller, 1991).…”

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Investigation of Burnout among Instructors Working at ESOGU Preparatory School

Özkanal¹,

Arıkan²

2010

ELT

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Burnout is an issue to be taken seriously in the workplaces where human interaction is salient and very important. The aim of the research is to investigate burnout among the instructors working at ESOGU preparatory school and find out what factors affect their levels of burnout. 28 instructors working in this institution participated in the study. The results of the study showed that the only significant contributor of burnout among the instructors is their perceived level of stress at the workplace. Except for that one, demographic characteristics, educational background and other work-related factors proved to have low or no significant effect on instructors' burnout levels.

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A study of coping behaviours and teacher burnout

Cited by 70 publications

References 47 publications

Job burnout and engagement among teachers – Worklife areas and personality traits as predictors of relationships with work

Job burnout and engagement among teachers – Worklife areas and personality traits as predictors of relationships with work

Body mass index and weight change from adolescence into adulthood, waist-to-hip ratio and perceived work ability among young adults

Investigation of Burnout among Instructors Working at ESOGU Preparatory School

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