Job-related stress, social support, and burnout among classroom teachers.
Abstract
In this study we examined the effects of job-related stressful events and social support on burnout among teachers. We conducted a mail survey of a random sample of public school teachers in Iowa. Consistent with findings in previous research, teacher characteristics such as age, sex, and grade level taught were predictive of burnout. We also found that the number of stressful events experienced and social support were predictive of teacher burnout. Some evidence of the stress-moderating role of social support was also found. Teachers who reported that they had supportive supervisors and indicated that they received positive feedback concerning their skills and abilities from others were less vulnerable to burnout. We discuss the implications of these findings for programs aimed at preventing teacher bumouL
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Numerous studies either presume that teacher stress simply causes burnout or regard the two constructs as mostly equivalent.
“As mentioned before, many studies assume a simple causal effect of teacher stress on burnout (Abel & Sewell, 1999; Russell, Altmaier, & Van Velzen, 1987) or treat stress and burnout as largely similar constructs (e.g., Howard & Johnson, 2004; Roeser et al., 2013).”
From Too Stressed to Teach? Teaching Quality, Student Engagement, and IEP Outcomes (2017) · cites this paper as Russell, Altmaier, & Van Velzen, 1987
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- Authors
- Russell, D. W., Altmaier, E., & Van Velzen, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Iowa (US)
- ORCID
- Russell, Daniel W.
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Psychology
- Published
- 1987
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 269-274
- ISSN
- 0021-9010 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-1854
- OpenAlex
- W2080697697
- Cited by
- 573
- References
- 28
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 14.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Aging (AG03846)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Emotional Labor in Professions
- Keywords
- teacher burnout, occupational stress, stressful events, social support, classroom teachers, public school teachers, positive feedback, teacher characteristics, burnout prevention
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Burnout, Professional, Female, Humans, Job Satisfaction, Male, Social Environment, Social Support, Stress, Psychological, Teaching
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