Unpacking the Role of Work Demands in Teacher Burnout: Cognitive Effort as a Protective Factor

Autor/inn/en	Clarà, Marc; Vallés, Alba; Coiduras, Jordi; Silva, Patrícia; Justiniano, Bernardita; López, Tatiana; Padula, Bárbara; Barril, Juan Pablo; Cavalcante, Sílvia; Chávez, Jorge; Donoso, Diana; Marchán, Priscila; Silvestre Ramos, Fabiano; Uribe, Claudia Patricia
Titel	Unpacking the Role of Work Demands in Teacher Burnout: Cognitive Effort as a Protective Factor
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 20 (2022) 57, S.245-266 (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1699-5880
Schlagwörter	Teacher Burnout; Faculty Workload; Teacher Responsibility; Preschool Teachers; Elementary School Teachers; Secondary School Teachers; Predictor Variables; Social Support Groups; Foreign Countries; Teaching Conditions; Brazil; Chile; Ecuador; Spain; Maslach Burnout Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Burnout-syndrom; Burnout; Teacher; Teachers; Burnout-Syndrom; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrverpflichtung; Pre-school education; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschulerziehung; Vorschule; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrende; Prädiktor; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Ausland; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Brasilien; Spanien
Abstract	Introduction: This paper contributes to the research on teacher burnout by distinguishing between two aspects of work demands that are usually merged in the "workload" construct: the quantity of the demands (quantitative demands) and the cognitive effort they require (cognitive demands). Such a distinction may offer insight into how educational administrators should manage certain types of work demands. Method: In an international sample of 209 kindergarten, primary and lower secondary teachers working in 110 schools from four different countries (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, and Spain), we administered the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire II (COPSOQII). We conducted three separate multiple regressions in which the work conditions (COPSOQII) were set (forced entry) as predictors of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment (MBI). Results: We found that quantitative and cognitive demands predict teacher burnout differently: while quantitative demands predict emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, cognitive demands play a protective role in relation to those two components and also predict personal accomplishment. Additionally, we found that emotional demands positively predict emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, and negatively predict personal accomplishment. We also found that support from colleagues and community positively predicts personal accomplishment, but shows no significant relationship with either emotional exhaustion or depersonalization. Discussion and Conclusion: Results suggest that the distinction between the quantity of demands and the cognitive effort they require is meaningful and important for future research and practice in the field of teaching. One important implication for educational administration is that the quantity of work assigned to teachers should be kept relatively low but, at the same time, this work should be cognitively activating and demanding. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01