Job satisfaction among primary school teachers and the relationship with experienced burnout : what are the influencing factors?
Knowing what motivates teachers is crucial because of their critical role in society. Previous findings indicate that teachers experience work-related stress due to high workload, impacting both their mental and physical health, including burnout. Despite teachers citing heavy workload, job satisfaction is considered rather high within the profession. The primary goal of the study was to explore different factors of job satisfaction and their connection with burnout among teachers. A sample of 267 primary school teachers took part in the study by answering an online questionnaire. Participants were recruited by contacting principals of all primary schools in the capital area of Iceland (n = 77), asking for assistance with distributing the online questionnaire. The results presented a rather high total job satisfaction score among teachers. A significant connection was found between job satisfaction and experienced burnout. Furthermore, quality of supervision and communication was significantly lower among teachers experiencing burnout. Results showed that the majority of participants in the study reported heavy workload. Moreover, workload was significantly higher among teachers experiencing burnout, in addition a significant difference was found between gender and workload.
Sálfræði, Starfsánægja, Kulnun, Vinnuálag, Kennarar, Samskipti, Psychology, Job satisfaction, Burn out (Psychology), Teachers Workload, Communication
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