Job satisfaction and burnout syndrome in primary school teachers
The job of teaching is not limited to teaching classes, involves running a number of activities such as the care and maintenance of the school, the students’ attention on their diversity, the preparation of teaching materials, the completion and submission of paperwork, insertion into training progr...
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Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Psicología y Psicopedagogía
2019-11-01
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| author | María Soledad Menghi Laura Beatriz Beatriz Oros |
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| description | The job of teaching is not limited to teaching classes, involves running a number of activities such as the care and maintenance of the school, the students’ attention on their diversity, the preparation of teaching materials, the completion and submission of paperwork, insertion into training programs, the relationship with parents of students, the relationship with authorities and peers; implying a hard work, a significant psychic charge on the job. When the motivation and satisfaction for teaching diminishes, when the professional commitment and dedication to teaching are not sufficient to ensure satisfactory performance and cope with different situations of everyday work, increases the probability that the teachers experience psycophysical discomfort and exhaustion.
The purpose of this study was to assess the state of job satisfaction of teachers and their impact on the dimensions of burnout syndrome. It worked with a sample of 229 teachers at the primary level, from the provinces of Entre Rios and Buenos Aires. The results indicated a significant effect of job satisfaction on the various manifestations of the syndrome. The teachers most satisfied with his work showed low scores on emotional exhaustion, and obtained high values in the dimension personal accomplishment of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a269e95d22cd4dc2a536ea264ade75322023-03-22T15:51:27ZengPontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Psicología y PsicopedagogíaRevista de Psicología1669-24382469-20502019-11-01102047592088Job satisfaction and burnout syndrome in primary school teachersMaría Soledad Menghi0Laura Beatriz Beatriz OrosPontificia Universidad Católica ArgentinaThe job of teaching is not limited to teaching classes, involves running a number of activities such as the care and maintenance of the school, the students’ attention on their diversity, the preparation of teaching materials, the completion and submission of paperwork, insertion into training programs, the relationship with parents of students, the relationship with authorities and peers; implying a hard work, a significant psychic charge on the job. When the motivation and satisfaction for teaching diminishes, when the professional commitment and dedication to teaching are not sufficient to ensure satisfactory performance and cope with different situations of everyday work, increases the probability that the teachers experience psycophysical discomfort and exhaustion. The purpose of this study was to assess the state of job satisfaction of teachers and their impact on the dimensions of burnout syndrome. It worked with a sample of 229 teachers at the primary level, from the provinces of Entre Rios and Buenos Aires. The results indicated a significant effect of job satisfaction on the various manifestations of the syndrome. The teachers most satisfied with his work showed low scores on emotional exhaustion, and obtained high values in the dimension personal accomplishment of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).https://erevistas.uca.edu.ar/index.php/RPSI/article/view/2292satisfacción laboralcansancio emocionaldespersonalizaciónrealización personalburnout. |
| spellingShingle | María Soledad Menghi Laura Beatriz Beatriz Oros Job satisfaction and burnout syndrome in primary school teachers Revista de Psicología satisfacción laboral cansancio emocional despersonalización realización personal burnout. |
| title | Job satisfaction and burnout syndrome in primary school teachers |
| title_full | Job satisfaction and burnout syndrome in primary school teachers |
| title_fullStr | Job satisfaction and burnout syndrome in primary school teachers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Job satisfaction and burnout syndrome in primary school teachers |
| title_short | Job satisfaction and burnout syndrome in primary school teachers |
| title_sort | job satisfaction and burnout syndrome in primary school teachers |
| topic | satisfacción laboral cansancio emocional despersonalización realización personal burnout. |
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