Burnout Among School Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia
BackgroundBurnout is a syndrome that results from stressors in the work environment that have not been successfully managed. The prevalence of burnout among schoolteachers was always controversial. COVID-19 pandemic added more stressors to teachers since they had to change their working styles in re...
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| author | Ahmad Y. Alqassim Mohammed O. Shami Ahmed A. Ageeli Mohssen H. Ageeli Abrar A. Doweri Zakaria I. Melaisi Ahmed M. Wafi Mohammed A. Muaddi Maged El-Setouhy Maged El-Setouhy |
| author_facet | Ahmad Y. Alqassim Mohammed O. Shami Ahmed A. Ageeli Mohssen H. Ageeli Abrar A. Doweri Zakaria I. Melaisi Ahmed M. Wafi Mohammed A. Muaddi Maged El-Setouhy Maged El-Setouhy |
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| description | BackgroundBurnout is a syndrome that results from stressors in the work environment that have not been successfully managed. The prevalence of burnout among schoolteachers was always controversial. COVID-19 pandemic added more stressors to teachers since they had to change their working styles in response to the pandemic lockdowns or curfews. In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence and determinants of burnout among school teachers were not measured by any other group during the COVID-19 pandemic stressors.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among 879 teachers in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), during April 2021. Multistage cluster random sampling was used.ResultsThe mean age of the participants was 41.4 (±6.9) years. Male teachers represented 52.6% of the participants while females represented 47.4%. Most teachers showed burnout symptoms (69.6%). Consequences of burnout were observed, such as using psychotropic medications (4.6%), absenteeism (45.6%), lack of job satisfaction (7.7%), and changing schools (15.8%). Using the MBI scale, most teachers showed medium or high emotional exhaustion (57.6%), low depersonalization (62.2%), and low personal accomplishment (51.4%).ConclusionMost teachers showed symptoms of burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Being an expert and ability to adapt to technology during the COVID-19 pandemic proved to effectively reduce burnout symptoms. Increasing incentives, early detection, and improving the work environment is recommended to diminish burnout consequences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f344b573f6c4c05af96f164d269d1cb2022-12-22T00:33:30ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-06-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.849328849328Burnout Among School Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jazan Region, Saudi ArabiaAhmad Y. Alqassim0Mohammed O. Shami1Ahmed A. Ageeli2Mohssen H. Ageeli3Abrar A. Doweri4Zakaria I. Melaisi5Ahmed M. Wafi6Mohammed A. Muaddi7Maged El-Setouhy8Maged El-Setouhy9Department of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaFaculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaJazan Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaJazan Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaJazan Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EgyptBackgroundBurnout is a syndrome that results from stressors in the work environment that have not been successfully managed. The prevalence of burnout among schoolteachers was always controversial. COVID-19 pandemic added more stressors to teachers since they had to change their working styles in response to the pandemic lockdowns or curfews. In Saudi Arabia, the prevalence and determinants of burnout among school teachers were not measured by any other group during the COVID-19 pandemic stressors.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among 879 teachers in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), during April 2021. Multistage cluster random sampling was used.ResultsThe mean age of the participants was 41.4 (±6.9) years. Male teachers represented 52.6% of the participants while females represented 47.4%. Most teachers showed burnout symptoms (69.6%). Consequences of burnout were observed, such as using psychotropic medications (4.6%), absenteeism (45.6%), lack of job satisfaction (7.7%), and changing schools (15.8%). Using the MBI scale, most teachers showed medium or high emotional exhaustion (57.6%), low depersonalization (62.2%), and low personal accomplishment (51.4%).ConclusionMost teachers showed symptoms of burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic. Being an expert and ability to adapt to technology during the COVID-19 pandemic proved to effectively reduce burnout symptoms. Increasing incentives, early detection, and improving the work environment is recommended to diminish burnout consequences.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.849328/fullburnoutCOVID-19environmental healthMaslach Burnout Inventoryoccupational healthSaudi Arabia |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Y. Alqassim Mohammed O. Shami Ahmed A. Ageeli Mohssen H. Ageeli Abrar A. Doweri Zakaria I. Melaisi Ahmed M. Wafi Mohammed A. Muaddi Maged El-Setouhy Maged El-Setouhy Burnout Among School Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia Frontiers in Psychology burnout COVID-19 environmental health Maslach Burnout Inventory occupational health Saudi Arabia |
| title | Burnout Among School Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full | Burnout Among School Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_fullStr | Burnout Among School Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Burnout Among School Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_short | Burnout Among School Teachers During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia |
| title_sort | burnout among school teachers during the covid 19 pandemic in jazan region saudi arabia |
| topic | burnout COVID-19 environmental health Maslach Burnout Inventory occupational health Saudi Arabia |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.849328/full |
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