Examination of burnout level of academics in terms of demographic variables

Demir, Rıza; Türkmen, Erman; Doğan, Altan

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“…Although most of the academics in the study stated that administrative duties affect well-being in certain ways, some expressed that the positive feelings experienced during the administrative duties are not continuous and sustainable; thus, they do not affect well-being. In the literature, some studies found that the burnout levels of academics do not differ depending on whether they have administrative duties or not (Demir et al, 2015) while others revealed that the burnout levels of the academics with administrative duties are higher than those who do not have any (Azeem & Nazir, 2008;Lackritz, 2004). It can be inferred that diverse findings resulted from individual perceptions and the meaning attributed to administrative tasks, as stated by some participants of this study.…”

Section: Well-being and Administrative Dutymentioning

confidence: 52%

“…In the study, academics stated that marriage improves positive emotions as it helps them to share the burdens of life, receive support, experience happiness, feel secure and confident. This can be attributed to the fact that having a partner diminishes the struggles in life, reduces the level of burnout and negative feelings while helping cope with difficulties (Coombs, 1991;Demir, Türkmen, & Doğan, 2015). There are many findings in the literature suggesting that the levels of well-being of married individuals are higher than those who are single (Lucas, Clark, Georgellis, & Diener, 2003;Stroebe & Schut, 2015.…”

Section: Well-being and Marital Statusmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Well-being of academics teaching at faculties of education in Türkiye: A qualitative analysis

GARİP,

KABLAN

2024

Bartın Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi

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Higher levels of education and well-being are the indicators of the prosperity of nations and consequently the world. The academics that work at faculties of education are among the building blocks that contribute to the well-being of nations through the teachers they educate. The main purpose of this study is to explore the views of academics teaching at faculties of education on how their well-being is affected by their marital status, administrative duties, and professional seniority. In this qualitative phenomenological study, the data were collected through in-depth interviews. The quota sampling technique was adopted to ensure the diversity of participants and the richness of data. The participants were A total number of 20 academics teaching at 7 different faculties of education in Turkey. The data were analyzed by content analysis and findings are discussed in relation to prior research in the literature. The results of the study suggest that; for marital status, that sharing life and having support in a balanced relationship, being a parent, and motivation provided by the partner increase academics’ well-being while having to spare time to family and the negative social attitude towards single individuals negatively affect it. Regarding the administrative duties, taking responsibilities, being recognized for accomplishments, socialization, feeling of achievement, widening perspective, and reaching vast sources have a positive effect on well-being while the relationships based on self-interest and spending more time to administrative duties than academic studies reduce it. As for the professional seniority, accumulation of experience and knowledge, gaining titles, and widening social networks positively affect academics’ well-being while injustice, not getting tenure, and bureaucratic obstacles have a negative effect.

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Section: Well-being and Administrative Dutymentioning

confidence: 52%

Section: Well-being and Marital Statusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Well-being of academics teaching at faculties of education in Türkiye: A qualitative analysis

GARİP,

KABLAN

2024

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“…While there is ample research examining the burnout, literature focusing on faculty burnout within universities in Turkey has been severely limited (Okray, 2018). Much of this research has concerned factors influencing burnout of faculty members, such as age, gender, academic title, teaching load, and marital status (Demir et al, 2015;Kulavuz-Önal & Tatar, 2017), personal characteristics and emotional intelligence (Arslan & Acar, 2013;Taşlıyan et al, 2014), organizational citizenship behavior and organizational silence (Çankır, 2017;Kahya, 2015). As Maslach and Jackson (1981) proposed that the primary reasons for burnout were workplace factors rather than the personal characteristics exhibited by employees, the focus of this study has been placed on the main workplace factor that might reduce the burnout of academicians: organizational climate.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This has newly created a competitive environment between private and state universities, causing new challenges to universities as well as to academic staff. While private universities have demanded that their faculties produce productivity in research as well as provide quality education and participation in administrative duties such as committee memberships, faculty members in state universities have been exposed to increased teaching and service load demands (Demir et al, 2015). These demands within both private and state universities have the potential to damage "personal and professional competencies of faculty members, reduce their productivity and lead to burnout experiences" (Sabagh et al, 2018, p. 132).…”

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The Effect of Organizational Climate on Faculty Burnout at State and Private Universities: A Comparative Analysis

2020

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Organizational climate, that is, the atmosphere surrounding an organization, unites features with individual, organizational, and environmental characteristics that affect the behaviors of individuals within the organization. Burnout is accepted as a syndrome that often occurs in people who work together with others. Faculty members in universities are potential burnout candidates due to their relationships with many students, employees, and administrators. To reduce burnout of the faculty members, it is crucial to maintain a healthy organizational climate. It is also projected that discrepancies in organizational climate can manifest differently between public and private universities. So, the purpose of this study is to examine the effect of organizational climate on the burnout of faculty members at both state and private universities. By using the survey method, 984 responses were collected from faculty members. A covariance-based structural equation modeling was constructed to test the reliability and validity of both the measurement and the structural model. The results of the study supported the hypotheses mostly and indicated that all dimensions of organizational climate negatively influenced faculty members’ emotional exhaustion. While the balanced workload, clarity of task, cohesion, and the ethical dimensions within the organizational climate produced a negative effect on the depersonalization of faculty members, the lack of clarity of task and ethical dimensions contributed negatively to the diminished personal accomplishment. In addition, the study demonstrated that state university faculty members having cohesion dimension of organizational climate were less likely to be exhausted emotionally, whereas cohesion among private university faculty members negatively influenced the depersonalization. Theoretical and practical implications regarding organizational climate dimensions and burnout levels of faculty members were discussed.

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“…[8] examined the burnout levels of 648 academicians working in the Universities of Turkey. [16] determined that there is a significant difference in burnout levels of the academic staff in terms of some technical demographic variables in public and foundation universities in Istanbul.…”

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Burnout Levels of Academic Staff: An Investigation at a Public University in Turkey

Özgül

Polat

2018

Sakarya University Journal of Science

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Burnout is an important problem in academic life. Burnout of academic staff affect the quality of education and the success of the students. Because, being burnout not only brings about insufficiencies and illnesses in individuals, but also damages the other staff and the foundation as a result of their underperformance, psychological destruction and resignation. The aim of this study is to identify the burnout levels of academic staff and to evaluate the relationship between some variables of burnout levels by using Proportional Odds Model differently from other burnout studies about academic staff. For this purpose, 150 academicians are selected with "Stratified Simple Sampling" method from one of the biggest Public Universities in Ankara in Turkey, then, the personal information form and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) are implemented to them. This study is important for recognizing the problems of academic staff and contributing to their productivity and success in their work.

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Examination of burnout level of academics in terms of demographic variables

Abstract: Akademisyenlerin tükenmişlik düzeylerinin demografik değişkenler açısından incelenmesi Examination of burnout level of academics in terms of demographic variables

Cited by 5 publications

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Well-being of academics teaching at faculties of education in Türkiye: A qualitative analysis

Well-being of academics teaching at faculties of education in Türkiye: A qualitative analysis

The Effect of Organizational Climate on Faculty Burnout at State and Private Universities: A Comparative Analysis

Burnout Levels of Academic Staff: An Investigation at a Public University in Turkey

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