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Burnout and Self-Perceived Instructional Competence: An Exploratory Study of a Group of Italian Female Elementary School Teachers

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  • Monica Pellerone

    (Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Enna “Kore”, CAP 94100 Enna (EN), Italy)

  • Venerando Rapisarda

    (Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, CAP 95131 Catania (CT), Italy)

  • Maria Chiara Antonietta Trischitta

    (Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Enna “Kore”, CAP 94100 Enna (EN), Italy)

  • Ermanno Vitale

    (Occupational Medicine, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, CAP 95131 Catania (CT), Italy)

  • Tiziana Ramaci

    (Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Enna “Kore”, CAP 94100 Enna (EN), Italy)

Abstract

Since the first half of the 1980s, burnout in teachers has been the object of particular attention by many international authors. Teachers are subject, more than other professions, to numerous and heavy pressures, covering the peculiarity of the profession. The objectives of the present research are to measure the predictive role of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment on the quality of teaching in a group of elementary school teachers. We carried out a cross-sectional study involving 324 Sicilian female teachers, who worked in three school orders: Kindergarten, primary school, and the first year of middle school. Participants completed a socio-demographic questionnaire, the assessment teaching scale for primary school teachers (ECAD-EP), and the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). In reference to the level of burnout, the correlation analysis underlined the presence of a positive correlation between: Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization; and a negative correlation between exhaustion and depersonalization. Furthermore, a predictive role of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment on the quality of teaching in a group of primary school teachers was found.

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  • Monica Pellerone & Venerando Rapisarda & Maria Chiara Antonietta Trischitta & Ermanno Vitale & Tiziana Ramaci, 2020. "Burnout and Self-Perceived Instructional Competence: An Exploratory Study of a Group of Italian Female Elementary School Teachers," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-18, February.
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    3. Caterina Ledda & Francesca Cicciù & Beatrice Puglisi & Tiziana Ramaci & Giuseppe Nunnari & Venerando Rapisarda, 2017. "Attitude of Health Care Workers (HCWs) toward Patients Affected by HIV/AIDS and Drug Users: A Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-8, March.
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