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Med. Pr. 2002;53(6)

Burnout, health and health behavior in teachers employed in correction institutions

Wypalenie zawodowe a zdrowie i zachowania zdrowotne pedagogów placówek resocjalizacyjnych

Jacek Pyżalski

Abstract

Psychosocial factors present in the workplace of people performing helping professions may cause burnout. Many studies have shown that burnout variables are related to demographic variables, as well as to health and health behavior measured in differentways. In this study the focus was put on the burnout in teachers employed in correctional institutions. Contrary to the results of many studies, burnout has not been related to gender or duration of employment. There were positive correlations between emotional exhaustion, frequency (r = 0.29) and intensity (r = 0.19) of somatic complaints. Negative health behaviors and psychosomatic diseases diagnosed by physicians were not related to burnout variables. The results imply that there is a need to incorporate new variables (e.g. personality and temperament) into the research on burnout.

Key words

burnout, self-rated health, health behavior