Work

Work-related well-being of educators in a district of the North-West Province

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: The objectives of this article were to assess the relationship between burnout, health, job demands and job resources in a sample of educators. A cross-sectional survey design was used. Stratified random samples (N = 266) were taken of educators in an area of the NorthWest Province. The Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey, the Health subscale of the ASSET, and the Job Demand-Resources Scale were administered. The results showed that overload, a lack of growth opportunities, and a lack of control explained 35% of the variance in exhaustion. A lack of growth opportunities, job insecurity and a lack of control explained 23% of the variance in cynicism. Exhaustion explained 17% of the variance in physical illhealth, whereas exhaustion, cynicism and low professional efficacy explained 38% of the variance in psychological ill-health.

Source: Perspectives in Education

Authors: Leon Jackson, Sebastiaan Rothmann

Language: English

Topic: Occupational Health and Burnout

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Good health and well-being, Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $190

OpenAlex ID: W2148502822