Burnout and effort–reward-imbalance in a sample of 949 German teachers

Abstract

At present, the working situation of teachers appears to be characterized by a perceived imbalance of effort and reward and is associated with a high risk of developing burnout symptoms.

Work stress and reduced health in young physicians: prospective evidence from Swiss residents

“…Other authors also report that employees characterized by high overcommitment have a multiple elevated risk of suffering from various (psycho)somatic symptoms than their less overcommitted colleagues (Head, Kivimäki, Siegrist, Ferrie, Vahtera, Shipley and Marmot 2007;Joksimovic, Starke, von dem Knesebeck and Siegrist 2002;Kuper et al 2002;Larisch et al 2003;Li et al 2006). Highly stressed and/or overcommitted residents are more likely to experience vital exhaustion and dissatisfaction which might lead to difficulties in pursuing their chosen professional career (Preckel et al 2005;Unterbrink et al 2007). Overcommitted and stressed residents might have more difficulties establishing a good doctor-patient relationship, a factor which again contributes to feeling stressed (Jungbauer et al 2003;Jungbauer et al 2004;Langewitz, Conen, Nübling and Weber 2002).…”

“…Most studies investigate the relationship between work stress and cardiovascular disease van Vegchel, de Jonge, Bosma and Schaufeli 2005), some between ERI and burnout (Unterbrink et al 2007); only a few report data on anxiety and depression (Godin and Kittel 2004;Godin et al 2005;Larisch et al 2003;Pikhart et al 2004). As far as we know, only two cross-sectional studies report the perceived effort-reward imbalance in physicians and their self-reported health (Li, Yang and Cho 2006;Rockenbauch et al 2006).…”

Physician Burnout and Its Associated Factors: A Cross‐sectional Study in Shanghai

“…Demographic characteristics such as age, sex, marital status and education have been proved to correlate with burnout to some degree 4) . Most importantly, studies have suggested that occupational stress is strongly associated with burnout in specific professional areas, such as nurses 5) and teachers 6) . Physicians, as one of the most competitive professions in the world, have also been reported to experience high levels of stress and burnout 7) .…”

Relations between stress and coping in federal universities nursing teachers of a Brazilian state-analytical study

“…[13] Several researches have been conducted to assess stress levels among teachers in different countries. [14][15][16][17] In this sense, a research performed with 949 German teachers attending in primary and secondary schools found that 22% of them evaluated their occupation as extremely stressful. [14] Other investigation involving English teachers reported high occupational stress in 41.5% of the teachers' sample when compared to 32% of nurses, 28% of managers, and 27% of administrators.…”

“…[14][15][16][17] In this sense, a research performed with 949 German teachers attending in primary and secondary schools found that 22% of them evaluated their occupation as extremely stressful. [14] Other investigation involving English teachers reported high occupational stress in 41.5% of the teachers' sample when compared to 32% of nurses, 28% of managers, and 27% of administrators. [15] In Italy, researchers found that almost 25% of full-time teachers [16] and 70% of temporary teachers [17] presented high perceived stress.…”