Background and objectives: Burnout syndrome is considered as a serious public health problem that affects workers especially in the helping professions. For the effective  prevention of this negative phenomenon, it is important to identify the preventive factors. One such factor to combat job burnout is the meaning of life. The primary goal of the paper is to examine the relationship between burnout syndrome and different dimensions of meaning of life among the selected helping professions (teaching, social work and nursing) in Slovakia. Methods: The research sample consisted of 212 assistants who participated in the survey and answered to the research tools aimed at identifying the meaning of life and burnout syndrome. Data were analyzed by inductive statistics including (ANOVA), correlation and regression analysis. Results: Statistically significant differences were found in the level of burnout syndrome and meaning of life in the professions under study. Furthermore, it was found that workers with higher level of affective component in their meaning of life experienced a lower degree of emotional exhaustion (β = -. 37, p <.001) and higher personal performance (β = .35, p <.001). Workers who have a higher meaning in life in the affective and motivational component suffered from a lower degree of depersonalization (β = -. 49, p <.001; (β = .13, p <.05). Conclusions: A higher degree of meaning in life result in lower rate of burnout syndrome, and this finding should be integrated into the intervention strategies aimed at the prevention and treatment of burnout syndrome. Regular reflections on the meaningfulness of work and life can be useful for the workers, especially during demanding and stressful periods. An existential approach seems to be very appropriate in this context.

Th is paper deals with the burnout syndrome among students in the context of selected demographic characteristics of respondents, frequented level of study, satisfaction with the study, frequented study program, study performance and the vision for their future careers. Th e study aims to identify the possible predictors of the burnout syndrome among the students and identify the risk groups of students. Altogether 350 students from the Faculty of Education participated in the research, and the SBI (School Burnout Inventory) questionnaire was used to measure the burnout syndrome. Th e main fi ndings include the rate of school burnout, with almost 18% of students exhibiting a high level. Using the method of classifi cation trees, variables such as age and the overall satisfaction rate with the study were identifi ed as predictors on the "Cynicism" subscale; grade average, age and fi eld of study on the "Inadequacy" subscale, and no predictor was identifi ed on the "Emotional Exhaustion" subscale. Th ese results were complemented by qualitative interviews with the students and a teacher training specialist.

Th e aim of the study is to identify the typology of adolescents in terms of manifestations of risk behavior and to fi nd out the diff erences between them from the perspective of parental conditions. Th e research tools are the E.M.B.U Questionnaire -My memories of upbringing, ECR -Experience in Close Relationship, the author's questionnaire aimed at identifying substance use and selected items of the Questionnaire on belonging to a Delinquent Group. Th e research sample consisted of 850 adolescents. Cluster analysis identifi ed three types of adolescents in terms of manifestations of risk behavior. Diff erentiations between groups in the parental conditions were identifi ed.

The aim of this paper is to identify the typology of teachers in the extent of perceived students' misbehavior and the differences in teachers' self-efficacy. We used our own questionnaire as a research tool aimed to identify the frequency of symptoms of misbehavior and the OSTES Questionnaire to identify the self-efficacy of teachers. We identified two types of teachers in terms of the extent of perceived students' misbehavior, which also exhibits significant differences in teachers' self-efficacy.

In the paper, the authors discuss the motivation for the profession of social work and perception of selected elements of personal and professional skills and abilities of social 151 SOCIALINIS DARBAS 2018 m. Nr. 16(2).Mokslo darbai workers, active in the field of public administration. The research was realized while using quantitative strategy using an author's questionnaire based on a sample of 63 respondents -social workers. Factor analysis has identified unidimensional motivation factor for pursuing the profession of social work and two factors of personal and professional skills and abilities -internal and external equipment of social worker.