Reza Sheibanifar
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Extended AbstractAbstractThe corona epidemic has put a lot of pressure on teachers in terms of curricula. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the burnout of teachers with regard to the mediating role of self-control and social support in corona epidemic. The research design was ...
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Extended AbstractAbstractThe corona epidemic has put a lot of pressure on teachers in terms of curricula. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the burnout of teachers with regard to the mediating role of self-control and social support in corona epidemic. The research design was descriptive and correlative and its population included 110 primary school teachers in Boroujerd in the academic year 2020-2021. The sample size was 86 people who were selected by means of simple random sampling method. The applied questionnaires included the Sherborne and Stewart (1991) Social Support Scale, Tangier Self-Control (2004), and Masslash Occupational Burnout (1981). Data were analyzed by means of SPSS-21 software. Findings of the study showed a significant negative relationship (r = -0.752) between self-control and teachers' burnout. Also, there was a negative and significant relationship between social support and teachers' burnout (r = -0.821); Therefore, it can be concluded that high self-control and social support of people around are associated with reducing teacher burnout. Due to the corona epidemic, this crisis is affecting the performance of teachers and provides the ground for their burnout. Given this issue, it is necessary to provide training and support systems and self-control training to prevent burnout of teachers in the corona epidemic.IntroductionThe epidemic of Corona has had a lot of pressure on teachers in terms of physical and emotional. Conditions with stress and severe anxiety, emergencies, and the occurrence of natural disasters can create a risk of mental and psychological complications in teachers. Studies have shown that there is a significant relationship between the prevalence of corona and mental health problems such as stress, burnout and anxiety (Mo, et al, 2020; Nemati et al, 2020; Wu, et al, 2020). The rapid prevalence of corona pervasive disease has a great pressure on physical, social, economic and mental health of the whole community, especially teachers. Beside facing inconsistencies such as mortality, among the causes of occupational burnout, there are factors such as: low social support, high occupational pressure, lack of job security, low rights and benefits, decision-making in emergency situations based on inadequate information and accountability for the results of this decisions, effort with psychological pressure to avoid any mistake, (Talaei et al, 2008; Saberi, et al, 2008), the conflict of roles and values, lack of forces or their inappropriate distribution (Anoosheh et al, 2008) noted.The prevalence of the Corona virus creates a situation in which the psychological and physical aspects of the job burnout of teachers was investigated as one of the most important current issues. In this research, the two components of "social support" and "self-control" rules, one representative of the human social dimension and the other representative of the individual (self) human beings, tried to consider the separate effects of the society and the person himself on teachers' job burnout. One reason of conducting the present study was lack of the studies of any kind, with the mentioned variabels in epidemic corona on the teachers. In addition, considering the importance of job burnout and the limited research in this area, the present study seeks to answer this question that if there is a relationship between self-control and social support on one hand, and teachers' job burnout on the other. Therefore, the overall purpose of this research is to investigate the job burnout of teachers due to the mediative role of self-control and social support in corona epidemic.Theoretical FrameworkSince birth, humans live in a network of social relationships, and as Vigotsky says; community is the origin of the psyche of human being, which forms by the process of connection (Leontiev, 2005). People may take care of their decisions or control it, or hurriedly interrupt their inner feelings in decision-making, which are referred to self-control behavior (Bashirir et al, 2012).In the research as a study of the relationship between social support and burnout of girls' school teachers, Saeedi (2017) showed that there was a significant relationship between social support and job burnout. This means that the higher the level of social support the lower the job burnout. Ernani (2016) in the research, as determining the contribution of control of emotions and self-control and assessment of psychological stress in the prediction of job burnout in the female nurses, showed that there is a significant negative relationship between self-control and job burnout, that in this regard, he suggested self-control promotion to reduce job burnout.MethodologyThe research design was descriptive and correlative. The statistical population of the study consisted of 110 primary school teachers in Boroujerd, in the academic year of 2020-2021. 86 people participated in the research that were selected by random sampling method. In order to check more closely, the research was conducted one year after the commencement of the epidemic disease. The completion of the questionnaire was so that concluded only teachers with at least 10 years of job background. Data were collected by means of SHERBURN & STEWART (1991) social support scale questionair, Tanji (2004) self-control scale questionnaire, and Maslach, (1981) Job burnout scale. Discussion and ResultsDemographic data analysis of the descriptive indices of the study showed that in the sample set of 86 people; informational support has an average of 3.72 and the standard deviation of 0.47, devise support has an average of 3.99 and the standard deviation of 0.42, self-esteem support has an average of 3.53 and the standard deviation of 0.6, social network support has an average of 16.4 and a standard deviation of 0.51, initial self-control has an average of 61.6 and a standard deviation of 0.48, preventive self-control has an average of 61.6 and 0.42 standard deviation, and burnout Job has an average of 2/18 and a standard deviation is 0.34; therefore, the mean dimensions of social support and self-control of cutting point 3 were higher (in the middle limit of the 5 Likert spectrum), and therefore the dimensions of social support and self-control were high, while the mean job burnout of the cutting point 4 was lower (the middle limit of the Likert 7 spectrum). And so the level of burnout has been lower.Considering that because the significance level of all components and sub-components is 0.000 and smaller than the error value of 0.05, for all components and sub-components the assumption zero denied, and the assumption one approved.Findings showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between self-control and its subscales of primary self-control and preventive self-control in the amount of -0.673, -0.709, respectively. Findings also showed that there is a meaningful negative relationship between social support and its subscales which include information support, social network support, self-esteem support, device support in the amount of -0.624, -0.678, -0.540, -0.587, respectively. ConclusionThe purpose of this study was to investigate the job burnout of teachers due to the role of self-control mediating and social support in corona epidemic. The findings of the research were consistent with the results of Ernani (2016), Bastami (2016), and Seibert et al (2016). In explaining this finding, it can be said that according to Barsirian et al (2012), the people with high self-control look after their decisions and control them, or involve in hurrying and mix their inner feelings with the decisions. Teachers with high self-control may have better results in long-term performance. The findings of the research were consistent with the results of Ghasemi (2019), and Dogan et al (2015). In explaining this finding, it can be said that when the mental pressure rises, those who have high social support do not show the signals of depression. And therefore social support, by increasing the correct understanding of stressful psychological events, reduces the effect of psychological stress. The results of the findings showed that social support in the epidemic of Corona played an important role in the self-confidence of teachers, and will be effective in dealing with their burnout.
Zahra Amini; Vahid Khoshravesh
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The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and burnout with the mediating role of psychological capital. The research method was descriptive-correlational in nature and applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population of the study was primary school ...
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The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and burnout with the mediating role of psychological capital. The research method was descriptive-correlational in nature and applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population of the study was primary school principals in Tehran engaged in service in the school year 1397-98. The sample size was determined 200 individuals and selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling method. For data collection, the Lutans (2007) Psychological Capital Questionnaire, Maslach & Jackson (1985) burnout questionnaires, and Young's early maladaptive schemas (2006) were used. Their validity was confirmed by experts and academics and their reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient test. In order to analyze the data, the structural equation method was used using LISREL statistical software, eighth edition. The results showed an early maladaptive schema and its dimensions (cut and rejection, impaired self-control and function, impaired limitations, other orientation and excessive distraction and inhibition) have a negative relationship with psychological capital and its dimensions, and a positive and significant relationship with burnout. Psychological capital has a negative and significant relationship with burnout and finally, psychological capital has a mediating role in the relationship between initial maladaptive schemas and burnout.
