Abstract

LOPES, Andressa Pereira  and  PONTES, Édel Alexandre Silva. Burnout Syndrome: a comparative study between teachers of state and private school systems. Psicol. esc. educ. [online]. 2009, vol.13, n.2, pp. 275-281. ISSN 1413-8557.

The goal of this study was to investigate whether teachers from state and private schools have different perception of burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and professional achievement). We also attempt to verify whether the demographic, professional and laborial variables are related to the dimensions of burnout in a differentiated ways in these two groups. The sample is composed of 40 teachers from high school and fundamental teaching, being 20 of them from the state and 20 from the private school. We use the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) - ED-form as a tool for our work. We also apply a questionnaire designed to study the variables. The results reveal that statistically the two groups have different perceptions of burnout. However, such perceptions are associated with the variables in a distinct way in these groups.

Keywords : Occupational stress; Teachers; Public school education.

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