Determinants of teachers' burnout

The empirical study "Determinants of Teachers' Burnout" examines the epidem iology and causes of burnout in relation to an extern criterion. This abstr act explores by considering a sample of Austrian and German teachers that b urnout is based on two factors "emotional exhaustion" and "feeling of failu re" (personal accomplishment). Depersonalization - the third factor accordi ng to the mainstream of burnout - is involved in the factor "feeling of fai lure", a special criterion of teacher's burnout. The nature of burnout is b ased on frustration as a conflict of values and existential vacuum. Active coping skills in a good working social environment are necessary to prevent this syndrome among teachers.