Academic Workload Typologies and Burnout Among Faculty in Seventh-day Adventist Colleges and Universities in North America

Gonzalez, Sylvia; Bernard, Hinsdale

doi:10.1080/10656210609484992

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“…The types of academic work demands placed on faculty represent yet another aspect of the profession found to be associated with burnout. For instance, a North-American study of 826 faculty showed a full teaching load to predict the highest level of emotional exhaustion (Gonzalez & Bernard, 2006). Also, online teaching, a new form of pedagogy that presents a variety of challenges for instructors, was found to be associated with burnout in a study of 76 U.S. college instructors (R. L. Hogan & McKnight, 2007).…”

Section: Consequences Of Stress For Faculty Burnoutmentioning

confidence: 99%

Examining the Factors Impacting Academics’ Psychological Well-Being: A Review of Research

Salimzadeh¹,

Saroyan²,

Hall³

2017

IER

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Existing research suggests that academics are subjected to high levels of job-related stress. Numerous aspects of an academic career such as time constraint, work overload, work-life conflict, and emotional demands are stressful and trigger negative emotional responses. There is further evidence to suggest that job-related stress compromises physical and psychological well-being, and impairs productivity among academics. The purpose of the present paper was to review the empirical research on how work-related stress and experiences impact academics' psychological well-being. Accordingly, a thorough review of the literature was conducted and 46 studies attending to aspects of psychological well-being were identified and analyzed. The literature was found to be fragmented. The review concludes that job-related stress and specific types of experiences adversely impact academics' psychological well-being by making them vulnerable to psychological distress, negative emotions, depression, and burnout. Implications for improving psychological well-being among academics are addressed and directions for future research are proposed.

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Section: Consequences Of Stress For Faculty Burnoutmentioning

confidence: 99%

Examining the Factors Impacting Academics’ Psychological Well-Being: A Review of Research

Salimzadeh¹,

Saroyan²,

Hall³

2017

IER

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“…For example, in a study conducted with 265 university faculty members in the United States, the amount of burnout showed a significant correlation to the number of students taught, the time invested in various activities, and numerous student evaluations (Lackritz, 2004). Another study result demonstrated that faculty members with a more balanced workload, experiencing lighter teaching loads, reported significantly lower levels of emotional exhaustion in comparison with those with heavy teaching loads (Gonzalez & Bernard, 2006). Based on the above literature, the following hypotheses are suggested: Hypothesis 2a (H2a): Balanced Workload has a significant negative effect on Emotional Exhaustion.…”

Section: Relationship Between Organizational Climate and Burnoutmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Balanced workload is the extent to which sufficient time is provided to faculty members to perform their tasks, according to predetermined performance standards. The workload required at a university represents the relative amount of time which is dedicated to teaching, research, service, and professional development of faculty members (Gonzalez & Bernard, 2006). Studies in the literature found that high workload was a positive predictor of faculty burnout (Barkhuizen et al, 2014;Navarro et al, 2010).…”

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The Effect of Organizational Climate on Faculty Burnout at State and Private Universities: A Comparative Analysis

2020

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Organizational climate, that is, the atmosphere surrounding an organization, unites features with individual, organizational, and environmental characteristics that affect the behaviors of individuals within the organization. Burnout is accepted as a syndrome that often occurs in people who work together with others. Faculty members in universities are potential burnout candidates due to their relationships with many students, employees, and administrators. To reduce burnout of the faculty members, it is crucial to maintain a healthy organizational climate. It is also projected that discrepancies in organizational climate can manifest differently between public and private universities. So, the purpose of this study is to examine the effect of organizational climate on the burnout of faculty members at both state and private universities. By using the survey method, 984 responses were collected from faculty members. A covariance-based structural equation modeling was constructed to test the reliability and validity of both the measurement and the structural model. The results of the study supported the hypotheses mostly and indicated that all dimensions of organizational climate negatively influenced faculty members’ emotional exhaustion. While the balanced workload, clarity of task, cohesion, and the ethical dimensions within the organizational climate produced a negative effect on the depersonalization of faculty members, the lack of clarity of task and ethical dimensions contributed negatively to the diminished personal accomplishment. In addition, the study demonstrated that state university faculty members having cohesion dimension of organizational climate were less likely to be exhausted emotionally, whereas cohesion among private university faculty members negatively influenced the depersonalization. Theoretical and practical implications regarding organizational climate dimensions and burnout levels of faculty members were discussed.

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“…Burnout has been linked with various negative consequences, such as decreased academic performance, poor physical health and depression (Sabagh, Hall, & Saroyan, 2018), and inappropriate behaviors (Dyrbye et al, 2010). Evidence found existence of burnout among university professors (Lackritz, 2004), faculty physicians (Wright, Khetani, & Stephens, 2011), university online teachers (Hogan & McKnight, 2007), college professor (Gonzalez & Bernard, 2006), pharmacy faculty (El-Ibiary, Yam, & Lee, 2017), and in medical school faculty (Ahmady, Changiz, Masiello, & Brommels, 2007). High burnout is also linked with high social anxiety (Koutsimani, Anthony, & Georganta, 2019).…”

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Relationship Between Physical Activity and Burnout Among University Faculty in Pakistan

Ali¹,

Ranjha²,

Bukhari³

2020

JBSEE

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Burnout can lead towards challenge in social interaction and physical ailments. This study sought to determine the relationship of physical activity with faculty burnout. A total of 254 faculty members were surveyed from three public sector universities of southern Punjab region of Pakistan. Physical activity and burnout were assessed using IPAQ short version and OLBI, respectively. Findings indicated a significantly negative relationship of total score of physical activity with disengagement, exhaustion, and total burnout score. Physical activity level (low, medium, high) was significantly negatively correlated with total burnout score and subscale of exhaustion. The negative relationship remained evident between total physical activity and burnout after controlling for age, gender, experience, and academic qualification in partial correlation analysis. In addition, it was observed that burnout increased and physical activity decreased with increased age and job experience. These findings suggest that the interventions dealing with faculty burnout may consider physical exercise as a priority to prevent faculty burnout. More priority needs to be given to the faculty members with higher age and job experience.

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Academic Workload Typologies and Burnout Among Faculty in Seventh-day Adventist Colleges and Universities in North America

Cited by 14 publications

References 17 publications

Examining the Factors Impacting Academics’ Psychological Well-Being: A Review of Research

Examining the Factors Impacting Academics’ Psychological Well-Being: A Review of Research

The Effect of Organizational Climate on Faculty Burnout at State and Private Universities: A Comparative Analysis

Relationship Between Physical Activity and Burnout Among University Faculty in Pakistan

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