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Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry 1/2010

Open Access 01-04-2010 | Meeting abstract

Job burnout and self-efficacy survey among elementary school teachers in Greece

Authors: Maria-Christina Tzioti, Eleftheria Mantelou, Nick E Degleris, Andreas Solias, Manto Karamberi, Niki Romanou

Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry | Special Issue 1/2010

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Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced professional efficacy within the workplace are the three dimensions of the job burnout syndrome. In this study, we examined the levels of job burnout in a sample of 100 teachers of elementary education. Also, we sought to identify the relationship between job burnout and general self-efficacy, teachers' self-efficacy and group self-efficacy. Moreover, we looked into the relationship between job burnout and the three types of self-efficacy with teachers' perceptions of particular work-related values. Job burnout dimensions and self-efficacy are also studied in relation to teachers' demographic characteristics. …
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Metadata
Title
Job burnout and self-efficacy survey among elementary school teachers in Greece
Authors
Maria-Christina Tzioti
Eleftheria Mantelou
Nick E Degleris
Andreas Solias
Manto Karamberi
Niki Romanou
Publication date
01-04-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Annals of General Psychiatry / Issue Special Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1744-859X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-859X-9-S1-S192

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