An Examination of the Relationships between Psychological Resilience, Organizational Ostracism, and Burnout in K–12 Teachers through Structural Equation Modelling
Psychological resilience, burnout, and ostracism are significant variables that may affect teachers’ performance and well-being. While psychological resilience is the ability of individuals to cope with the challenges of life/work and could support teachers in performing their profession, burnout (i...
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| author | Hakan Polat Turgut Karakose Tuncay Yavuz Ozdemir Tijen Tülübaş Ramazan Yirci Murat Demirkol |
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| description | Psychological resilience, burnout, and ostracism are significant variables that may affect teachers’ performance and well-being. While psychological resilience is the ability of individuals to cope with the challenges of life/work and could support teachers in performing their profession, burnout (i.e., high levels of emotional exhaustion and desensitization) and ostracism (i.e., being ignored by others in the workplace) could lead to serious negative outcomes for both teachers and the educational system. Despite their significance, studies addressing the relationships between these variables are rare. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationships between teachers’ psychological resilience, burnout, and organizational ostracism. The study used structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the hypothetical relationships between these variables. The participants were selected using a simple random sampling method among K–12 teachers working in Elazig, Turkey. The data were collected using Psychological Resilience Scale—Short Form, Organizational Ostracism Scale, and Burnout Syndrome Inventory—Short Form. Data obtained from 309 K–12 teachers were analyzed using path analysis. The findings showed that teachers’ psychological resilience was quite low, whilst they experienced high levels of burnout and organizational ostracism. The results also showed a negative relationship between their psychological resilience and organizational ostracism and burnout while determining a positive relationship between ostracism and burnout. Psychological resilience was determined to have a moderating role in the relationship between organizational ostracism and burnout. Implications were suggested for both research and practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a7eab72cd6644f70b2ba6cc06b38079c2023-11-16T19:09:27ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-02-0113216410.3390/bs13020164An Examination of the Relationships between Psychological Resilience, Organizational Ostracism, and Burnout in K–12 Teachers through Structural Equation ModellingHakan Polat0Turgut Karakose1Tuncay Yavuz Ozdemir2Tijen Tülübaş3Ramazan Yirci4Murat Demirkol5Faculty of Education, Firat University, 23119 Elazığ, TürkiyeFaculty of Education, Kutahya Dumlupınar University, 43100 Kütahya, TürkiyeFaculty of Education, Firat University, 23119 Elazığ, TürkiyeFaculty of Education, Kutahya Dumlupınar University, 43100 Kütahya, TürkiyeFaculty of Education, Sutcuimam University, 46050 Kahramanmaraş, TürkiyeFaculty of Education, Firat University, 23119 Elazığ, TürkiyePsychological resilience, burnout, and ostracism are significant variables that may affect teachers’ performance and well-being. While psychological resilience is the ability of individuals to cope with the challenges of life/work and could support teachers in performing their profession, burnout (i.e., high levels of emotional exhaustion and desensitization) and ostracism (i.e., being ignored by others in the workplace) could lead to serious negative outcomes for both teachers and the educational system. Despite their significance, studies addressing the relationships between these variables are rare. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the relationships between teachers’ psychological resilience, burnout, and organizational ostracism. The study used structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the hypothetical relationships between these variables. The participants were selected using a simple random sampling method among K–12 teachers working in Elazig, Turkey. The data were collected using Psychological Resilience Scale—Short Form, Organizational Ostracism Scale, and Burnout Syndrome Inventory—Short Form. Data obtained from 309 K–12 teachers were analyzed using path analysis. The findings showed that teachers’ psychological resilience was quite low, whilst they experienced high levels of burnout and organizational ostracism. The results also showed a negative relationship between their psychological resilience and organizational ostracism and burnout while determining a positive relationship between ostracism and burnout. Psychological resilience was determined to have a moderating role in the relationship between organizational ostracism and burnout. Implications were suggested for both research and practice.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/2/164psychological resilienceorganizational ostracismburnoutK–12 teachersexclusionstructural equation modelling |
| spellingShingle | Hakan Polat Turgut Karakose Tuncay Yavuz Ozdemir Tijen Tülübaş Ramazan Yirci Murat Demirkol An Examination of the Relationships between Psychological Resilience, Organizational Ostracism, and Burnout in K–12 Teachers through Structural Equation Modelling Behavioral Sciences psychological resilience organizational ostracism burnout K–12 teachers exclusion structural equation modelling |
| title | An Examination of the Relationships between Psychological Resilience, Organizational Ostracism, and Burnout in K–12 Teachers through Structural Equation Modelling |
| title_full | An Examination of the Relationships between Psychological Resilience, Organizational Ostracism, and Burnout in K–12 Teachers through Structural Equation Modelling |
| title_fullStr | An Examination of the Relationships between Psychological Resilience, Organizational Ostracism, and Burnout in K–12 Teachers through Structural Equation Modelling |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Examination of the Relationships between Psychological Resilience, Organizational Ostracism, and Burnout in K–12 Teachers through Structural Equation Modelling |
| title_short | An Examination of the Relationships between Psychological Resilience, Organizational Ostracism, and Burnout in K–12 Teachers through Structural Equation Modelling |
| title_sort | examination of the relationships between psychological resilience organizational ostracism and burnout in k 12 teachers through structural equation modelling |
| topic | psychological resilience organizational ostracism burnout K–12 teachers exclusion structural equation modelling |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/2/164 |
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