Recovery experiences and burnout among female compulsory school teachers in Sweden
Teachers are particularly affected by stress and burnout. Recovery experiences are crucial to counteract the harmful continuation of everyday life stress reactions. There is a lack of knowledge regarding recovery experiences and its importance for burnout among compulsory school teachers. The aim of...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Taylor & Francis Group
2024-12-01
|
| Series: | Cogent Psychology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311908.2024.2436225 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850108331649138688 |
|---|---|
| author | Niclas Almén Sofie Svensson Mikaela Ekroth Billy Jansson |
| author_facet | Niclas Almén Sofie Svensson Mikaela Ekroth Billy Jansson |
| author_sort | Niclas Almén |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Teachers are particularly affected by stress and burnout. Recovery experiences are crucial to counteract the harmful continuation of everyday life stress reactions. There is a lack of knowledge regarding recovery experiences and its importance for burnout among compulsory school teachers. The aim of the present study was to investigate (1) the levels of burnout and different recovery experiences during leisure time among female compulsory school teachers in Sweden, and (2) to which extent different recovery experiences explain burnout. In a non-random sample of female compulsory school teachers (n = 570) and a random sample from a general female working population (n = 457/393), the participants self-rated their levels of burnout and their recovery experiences during leisure time via the brief version of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure and the Recovery Experience Questionnaire, respectively. Independent t-tests showed that, compared to the general female working population, the female compulsory school teachers scored (1) significantly higher on burnout (with a high magnitude of effect, d = 0.87), and (2) significantly lower on recovery experiences (d = 0.38–1.23). In total, recovery experiences explained 37% of the variance in burnout. Among the four recovery experiences being investigated, Psychological detachment explained the highest variance in burnout (27%), with Mastery and Control also being significant predictors in the model. Surprisingly, the variance of Relaxation in explaining burnout was close to zero. The study suggests enhancing the circumstances that foster psychological detachment among female compulsory school teachers in Sweden and further investigation of recovery experiences among teachers. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-bb19f2e2aa5542dcbefa344f0b868f6a |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2331-1908 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-12-01 |
| publisher | Taylor & Francis Group |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Cogent Psychology |
| spelling | doaj-art-bb19f2e2aa5542dcbefa344f0b868f6a2025-08-20T02:38:23ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Psychology2331-19082024-12-0111110.1080/23311908.2024.2436225Recovery experiences and burnout among female compulsory school teachers in SwedenNiclas Almén0Sofie Svensson1Mikaela Ekroth2Billy Jansson3Department of Psychology and Social Work, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, SwedenDepartment of Psychology and Social Work, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, SwedenDepartment of Psychology and Social Work, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, SwedenDepartment of Psychology and Social Work, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, SwedenTeachers are particularly affected by stress and burnout. Recovery experiences are crucial to counteract the harmful continuation of everyday life stress reactions. There is a lack of knowledge regarding recovery experiences and its importance for burnout among compulsory school teachers. The aim of the present study was to investigate (1) the levels of burnout and different recovery experiences during leisure time among female compulsory school teachers in Sweden, and (2) to which extent different recovery experiences explain burnout. In a non-random sample of female compulsory school teachers (n = 570) and a random sample from a general female working population (n = 457/393), the participants self-rated their levels of burnout and their recovery experiences during leisure time via the brief version of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure and the Recovery Experience Questionnaire, respectively. Independent t-tests showed that, compared to the general female working population, the female compulsory school teachers scored (1) significantly higher on burnout (with a high magnitude of effect, d = 0.87), and (2) significantly lower on recovery experiences (d = 0.38–1.23). In total, recovery experiences explained 37% of the variance in burnout. Among the four recovery experiences being investigated, Psychological detachment explained the highest variance in burnout (27%), with Mastery and Control also being significant predictors in the model. Surprisingly, the variance of Relaxation in explaining burnout was close to zero. The study suggests enhancing the circumstances that foster psychological detachment among female compulsory school teachers in Sweden and further investigation of recovery experiences among teachers.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311908.2024.2436225Compulsory school teachersteachersburnoutexhaustionstressrecovery experiences |
| spellingShingle | Niclas Almén Sofie Svensson Mikaela Ekroth Billy Jansson Recovery experiences and burnout among female compulsory school teachers in Sweden Cogent Psychology Compulsory school teachers teachers burnout exhaustion stress recovery experiences |
| title | Recovery experiences and burnout among female compulsory school teachers in Sweden |
| title_full | Recovery experiences and burnout among female compulsory school teachers in Sweden |
| title_fullStr | Recovery experiences and burnout among female compulsory school teachers in Sweden |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recovery experiences and burnout among female compulsory school teachers in Sweden |
| title_short | Recovery experiences and burnout among female compulsory school teachers in Sweden |
| title_sort | recovery experiences and burnout among female compulsory school teachers in sweden |
| topic | Compulsory school teachers teachers burnout exhaustion stress recovery experiences |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311908.2024.2436225 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT niclasalmen recoveryexperiencesandburnoutamongfemalecompulsoryschoolteachersinsweden AT sofiesvensson recoveryexperiencesandburnoutamongfemalecompulsoryschoolteachersinsweden AT mikaelaekroth recoveryexperiencesandburnoutamongfemalecompulsoryschoolteachersinsweden AT billyjansson recoveryexperiencesandburnoutamongfemalecompulsoryschoolteachersinsweden |