Teacher’s Personality and the Burnout Syndrome
Journal Title: Journal of Experiential Psychotherapy - Year 2014, Vol 17, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction. Ever since the 1980s, stress and burnout have become serious issues affecting millions of workers (Farber, 1983). Due to its stressful nature, teaching profession is a target of burnout (Cherniss, 1980, Jarvis 2002, Maslach 1982, Weisberg & Sagie 1999). Objectives. The objective of this study was to determine the level of the three dimensions of burnout within the sample. Method. The experimental design aims to use the following methods of psychological investigations: Maslach Burnout Inventory - General Scale (MBI-GS, Schaufeli, Leiter, Maslach & Jackson, 1996) and Berkeley test - Harare Institute of Advanced Psychology, San Francisco (Eileen Donahue). Results. After analyzing the behavior of depersonalization in teachers, we realized the following aspects: less experienced teachers may suffer from burnout as a result of a feeling of powerlessness; a teacher who experiences low self-esteem and is isolated from students will not be able to perform well. Conclusions. Burnout results from the chronic perception that one is unable to cope with daily life demands. The reviewed research indicates that each type of prevention can be useful in helping teachers contend with an occupation that puts them at risk for burnout.
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Rodica Enache, Mariana Călin
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