BURNOUT AMONG HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS IN TURKEY

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of present study
was (a) to examine the burnout in a sample of Turkish high school teachers and (b) to test the hypothesis that Turkish
teachers suffer from burnout more than the teachers in the developed countries. Methods: All of the high schools in
the city Centrum of Sivas, Turkey were contacted for this study. Turkish version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory was
used in this study. Six hundred and ten questionnaires were distributed to the teachers, and 520 questionnaires were
returned. The 48 questionnaires were excluded in the final analysis, because of including inconclusive and/or
incomplete data. Result: There was no statistically significant difference between the scores of sub samples according
(emotional exhaustion and depersonalization) to the gender (p>0, 05). There was an insignificant negative correlation
(p=0.08) between the depersonalization and personal accomplishment in the group of female teachers. Drinking,
smoking and marital status had no effect on burnout in this study sample (p>0.05). Less experienced Turkish teachers
reported higher scores on depersonalization (p=0.001). Conclusion: Turkish teachers suffer from burnout less that
of the teachers in many developed countries.