Work stress, social support, psychological burnout and emotional and physical well-being among teachers
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- 1 June 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Psychology, Health & Medicine
- Vol. 1 (2) , 193-205
Abstract
This study examined a research model developed to understand psychological burnout and emotional and physical well-being. Data were collected from 833 school-based educators using questionnaires completed anonymously. Three groups of predictor variables identified in previous research were considered: individual demographic and situational variables, work stressors and social support. Some support for the model was found. Individual demographic characteristics and work stressors were strong predictors of psychological burnout. Individual demographic characteristics, work stressors and components of psychological burnout were strong predictors of work attitudes and emotional and physical health. Social support had little effect on these dependent variables.Keywords
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