Burnout syndrome in preschool teachers

Authors

  • Cristina Delgado Rodrigues Ulbra
  • Laura Brandão Chaves Ulbra
  • Mary Sandra Carlotto Universidade Luterana do Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v14i2.10009

Keywords:

burnout syndrome, teachers, preschool

Abstract

Nowadays, teachers are more exposed to several occupational stress factors, which if persistent may lead to Burnout Syndrome, a psychosocial phenomenon constituted by three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced professional achievement. The aim of this study was to verify the existence of association among the Burnout Syndrome dimensions and demographic, labor and psychosocial variables in a sample of 34 preschool teachers in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil. The MBI – Maslach Burnout Inventory – was used along with a questionnaire to assess other socio- -demographic and labor variables. The results revealed low rates of the emotional exhaustion and depersonalization dimensions, and a high rate of Professional Achievement. As for demographic variables, only "having a partner" associated to the emotional exhaustion dimension, in which the teachers who have partners presented a higher mean. Regarding labor and psychosocial variables, results obtained using Pearson’s correlation and the Student's t-test showed that as working hours, number of students who are taken care of daily, time of teaching practice and thoughts of changing career increase, the emotional exhaustion increases as well. Professional achievement decreases as the frequency of thinking of changing career increases.

 

 

Keywords: burnout syndrome; teachers; preschool.

Author Biographies

Cristina Delgado Rodrigues, Ulbra

Psicóloga formada pela Universidade Luterana do Brasil.

Laura Brandão Chaves, Ulbra

Psicóloga formada pela Universiade Luterana do Brasil.

Mary Sandra Carlotto, Universidade Luterana do Brasil

Psicóloga, docente do curso de Psicolgia da Universidade Luterana do Brasil. Especialista em Gestão de Recursos Humanos; mestre em Saúde Coletiva; doutora em Psicologia Social. Àrea de atuação: Psicologia do Trabalho.

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Rodrigues, C. D., Chaves, L. B., & Carlotto, M. S. (2010). Burnout syndrome in preschool teachers. Interação Em Psicologia, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/psi.v14i2.10009

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2010)

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