Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This paper investigates the relationship between job burnout and social support among high school administrators of Iran. Existence of social support in this study was assessed by three dimensions of burnout including the emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personalaccomplishment. A Sample including 212 high school administrators was studied via a questionnaire-based survey in order to collect the necessary data, based on Maslach and Jackson’s theory about job burnout and a handmade inventory for use in evaluating the impact of social support. Theresults (obtained from hierarchical regression analyses) indicated that co-worker and organization supports have predictive value for burnoutdiminished quality of work life. The increased levels of social support were associated with decreased staff emotional exhaustion. Also, the increaseof supervisor support is related to decreased depersonalization. It was observed that there is a moderating role of social support from family members, colleagues and superiors for personal accomplishment. These findings have important implications for policymakers and researches witha solution-oriented approach to burnout prevention among educational administrators.
Authors: Golam Hossein, Fami Tafreshi, Shayan Shahram
Language: English
Topic: Stress and Burnout Research
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
Funder: Islamic Azad University
OpenAlex ID: W2189443112