The Role of Organizational Climate, and Work–Family Conflict in Burnout: The Case of Teachers

Abstract

Burnout is a major concern for the scientific and educational community, as it leads to harmful consequences, both at a personal and organizational level. Several studies showed that burnout is influenced by multiple factors, including organizational climate and work–family conflict. However, studies analyzing these three variables together in the educational sector are scarce. Thus, this study aimed to analyze whether the organizational climate influenced burnout through work–family conflict. We collected data in two-time points with 253 teachers. The results showed that only the organizational climate dimensions of involvement, control, autonomy, task orientation, and physical comfort were associated with burnout. Plus, only the physical comfort and autonomy climates significantly reduced burnout via the decreases in work–family conflict. Thus, these organizational climates’ dimensions seem to be essential factors to reduce not only work–family conflict but also burnout in the educational sector. This study tested the mediating role of work–family conflict on the link between organizational climate and burnout, with a group of teachers. Additionally, the data was collected during the pandemic crisis of COVID-19.

Constructing Sustainable Learning Ecology to Overcome Burnout of Teachers: Perspective of Organizational Identity and Locus of Control

“…Organizational climate and support seem to be key protective factors. Junça-Silva and Freire [30] found that an organizational climate characterized by involvement, control, autonomy, task orientation, and physical comfort reduced burnout in teachers. Professional development and skill-building may also help teachers avoid burnout.…”

“…Kugiejko [31] proposed that developing teachers' professional skills and competence could prevent burnout. Work-life balance also appears to shield teachers from burnout [30,32]. In particular, learning strategies for managing student behavior, workload, and work responsibilities may equip teachers with the skills to handle job demands in a sustainable way.…”

The effect of authoritarian leadership on young nurses’ burnout: The mediating role of organizational climate and psychological capital

“…The harmonious, fair and supportive climate in the organization can compensate for the absence of internal resources in the work and cope with the job requirements, so as to alleviate the sense of burnout of clinical nurses. Studies have found that there is a causal relationship between organizational climate and burnout [36][37][38]. Therefore, we formulated hypothesis 1: Organizational climate is the mediating variable between authoritarian leadership and burnout in young nurses.…”

Dynamics of organizational climate and job satisfaction in healthcare service practice and research: a protocol for a systematic review

“…Many times, perceptions of dimensions of work or workplace environment are investigated as determinants of individual outcomes (Zhenjing et al, 2022 ), without a reference to organizational climate as a concept. Very frequently, the climate is investigated as an antecedent of burnout (Thompson and Rose, 2011 ; Junça-Silva and Freire, 2022 ) and physical and psychological problems of healthcare personnel (Gershon et al, 2007 ; Loh et al, 2019 ), with increase in the literature after the health emergency caused by COVID-19 (Penconek et al, 2021 ).…”