PREDICTING TEACHER BURNOUT OVER TIME - EFFECTS OF WORK STRESS, SOCIALSUPPORT, AND SELF-DOUBTS ON BURNOUT AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

This longitudinal study examined antecedents and consequences of psych ological burnout among 362 teachers and school administrators. Anteced ents included red tape, disruptive students and lack of supervisor sup port. Consequences of burnout included heart symptoms and depressive m ood. Respondents completed questionnaires sent to them at their school s at two points in time, one year apart. LISREL analyses indicated tha t the predictors had significant relationships with burnout levels one year later, and that burnout served as a mediator between the predict ors and emotional and physical health outcomes.