An Intervention to Reduce Work-Related Burnout in Teachers

• Autorzy: Żołnierczyk-Zreda D.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The objective of the study was to develop and evaluate a 2-day burnout intervention program focused at enhancing coping with stresses observed in teachers’ work. Karasek’s job stress model was used as the theoretical framework. The aim of the intervention was to teach participants to deal better with high job demands and low job control. Some cognitive-behavioural methods of overcoming workload and enhancing a sense of self-mastery and relations with students were introduced in the workshop. 59 teachers were randomly assigned to an experimental or to a control group. Results showed that emotional exhaustion, perceived workload and somatic complaints decreased significantly in the intervention group. The greatest effect of the intervention was observed with regard to increased behavioural job control. It was concluded that teaching participants how to manage their work environment better could help them in changing their perception of stressful job characteristics, reducing emotional exhaustion and somatic complaints.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

work-related burnout; psychosocial work conditions; somatic complaints; intervention

PL

zmęczenie; nauczanie; warunki pracy; wypalenie zawodowe; nauczyciel

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: Vol. 11, No. 4
• Strony: 423--430
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 41 poz., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Żołnierczyk-Zreda D.

• Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Warszawa, Poland

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