Empirische Arbeit: Dem Burnout davonlaufen? Zusammenhänge zwischen beruflicher Bedürfnisbefriedigung, körperlicher Freizeitaktivität und Burnout bei Lehrkräften

Could the complying with WHO physical activity recommendations improve stress, burnout syndrome, and resilience? A cross-sectional study with physical education teachers

“…This is confirmed by the results obtained by Jodra and Domínguez [45], in which they point out that those teachers who are physically inactive are those who presented a greater predisposition to develop pathologies such as anxiety and burnout. As Raven and Kleinert [46] or Smetackova [47] showed, negative associations were found between physical activity and emotional exhaustion, with this practice of physical activity being a predictor of exhaustion. The practice of regular physical activity has an impact on the quality of life [48] and presents both physical and psychological benefits in people who are dedicated to teaching, as it contributes to reducing the levels of perception of factors related to diseases related to negative subjective health states [15,49,50].…”

“…Similarly, it happens with those who present a severe burnout, being teachers who perform individual sports without contact, collective sports without and with contact, the most likely to manifest this pathology. Normally, exhaustion is the result of the work stress of teachers and at this point is where physical activity acts as a tool for stress reduction [46]. Although some studies show that there are no associations in all teaching populations [54] as pointed out by Obando-Mejía et al [55] the practice of physical activity contributes favorably to the reduction of stressful processes [18].…”