Burnout and Work-Family Conflict in Portuguese Teachers Volume 7 - Issue 5

Ana Moreira^1,2,3*, Margarida Esfola¹, Beatriz Pozuelo¹, Catarina Pinto¹, Sofia Carvalho¹, Joana Esteves¹

• ¹School of Psychology, ISPA—Instituto Universitário, Rua do Jardim do Tabaco 34, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
• ²APPsyCI—Applied Psychology Research Center Capabilities & Inclusion, ISPA—Instituto Universitário, R. do Jardim do Tabaco 34, 1149- 041 Lisbon, Portugal
• ³Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Europeia, Quinta do Bom Nome, Estr. da Correia 53, 1500-210 Lisboa, Portugal

Received:January 12, 2024;   Published:January 22, 2024

Corresponding author:Ana Moreira, School of Psychology, ISPA—Instituto Universitário, Rua do Jardim do Tabaco 34, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal.

DOI: 10.32474/SJPBS.2024.07.000275

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Abstract

This paper aims to understand the relationship between work-family conflict and burnout in teachers. Studying and understanding this problem, which is worsening in society with negative repercussions, is extremely important. To go beyond empirical evidence, we created a questionnaire for teachers to get a more personal perspective. In this way, we obtained a total of 65 participants, all of them teachers in Portugal. Descriptive statistics were carried out on the questions asked, and it can be concluded that Portuguese teachers have high levels of burnout, which causes them excessive physical and mental tiredness, insomnia, and fatigue. The leading causes are the excessive workload and the number of pupils in each class. Teachers also said that their work interferes with their professional life.

Keywords: Burnout; work-family conflict; teachers

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