Burnout among teachers in private institutions of higher education

Abstract The occupational health of teachers is an important theme in international and national literature. In Brazil, there is a lack of studies on Burnout in university teachers of the private school system. Thus, the purpose of this study is to assess the influence of Perceived Organizational and Social Support at work as well as socio-demographic variables over the incidence of Burnout in this public. The participants were 173 teachers who voluntarily answered valid and reliable questionnaires in their work environment. Data analyzed has used described statistics and standard multiple regression analysis. The results indicated symptoms of Burnout syndrome in teachers as well as greater predictive power of organizational support in the occurrence of the syndrome. Emotional social support, working time in the institution, age, and workload were predictors, but with less emphasis. Studies have recommended in samples from other regions of the country as well as longitudinal studies.

摘要 教师职业健康是国际与国内学术研究的重要主题。在巴西，针对私立高校体系大学教师的职业倦怠（Burnout）研究仍较为匮乏。本研究旨在探讨工作场所感知到的组织与社会支持（Perceived Organizational and Social Support）以及社会人口学变量（socio-demographic variables）对该群体职业倦怠发生率的影响。本研究共纳入173名自愿参与的教师，受试者在工作环境中完成了信效度良好的问卷。数据分析采用描述性统计与标准多元回归分析方法。结果显示，受试教师存在职业倦怠综合征相关症状，且组织支持对该综合征的发生具有更强的预测效力；情感性社会支持、院校任职时长、年龄与工作负荷亦为预测因子，但预测效力相对较弱。本研究建议，后续可在巴西其他区域的样本中开展同类研究，并采用纵向研究设计。