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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
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Special Issue 1/2010
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Excerpt
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. …