ABSTRACT

Burnout is an extremely debilitating mental health problem that affects not only the quality of life of those who suffer from it, their interpersonal relationships, but also the quality of their work. These aspects are extremely relevant in case of schoolteachers whose aim is to teach and shape the life of children and adolescents. The major objective of the present paper is to investigate the phenomenon of burnout in a sample of Romanian school teachers, identify some of the factors associated with it, thus delineating a portrait of those who suffer from this problem.

KEYWORDS: burnout, self-efficacy, areas of work-life, stress, anxiety, depression.

PAGES: 331-358