Stressors and Burnout in Teacher´s Work at Elementary School Cover Image

Stresory a syndróm vyhorenia v práci učiteľa ZŠ
Stressors and Burnout in Teacher´s Work at Elementary School

Author(s): Lucia Behúňová, Beata Žitniaková Gurgová
Subject(s): Education, School education, Evaluation research, Health and medicine and law, Sociology of Education
Published by: Slovenská pedagogická spoločnosť pri SAV
Keywords: stressors; teacher; primary school; burnout; consequences of the stress; coping strategies;

Summary/Abstract: The research study examined perceptions of teachers upon the stress factors and the rate of burnout at the elementary teacher's work. A sample of 50 teachers of first and second grade of primary school completed the questionnaire by our provenance inspired by research of O. Clipa and A. Boghean (2015) , C. G. Hennig and Keller (1996) and a questionnaire by A. Pines and E. Aronson (Křivohlavý, 1998). It was found that most stressful in teachers work are pupils with special educational needs, frequent legislative changes and social evaluation of their work. They were considered physical exhaustion, mental exhaustion, susceptibility to diseases, headaches and internal tensions, such frequent consequences of the stress. The average rate of burnout among teachers was – Beginners (BM 2) lower than of teachers – Advanced (BM =2.7). Based on t-test was confirmed by the significant difference between beginners and advanced teachers (F = 2.75; p-value = 0.006). The average rate of burnout among teachers was in the teachers of first grade of primary school (BM = 2.72) higher than in teachers second grade of primary school (BM = 2.16). On the basis of the t-test was confirmed a significant difference between these groups of teachers (F = 1.12; p-value = 0.036).

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 92-108
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Slovak