Date of Award
11-5-2023
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Department of Psychology: School Psychology
First Advisor
Adena B Meyers
Abstract
Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) intensified workplace stressors for educators worldwide. A teacher’s job demands and resources contribute to workplace stress, which can lead to burnout and can have negative effects on the school environment, student outcomes, and turnover intentions. Coping strategies and one’s coping self-efficacy are critical to stress management. This study examined how teachers perceive their coping strategies and abilities, and their job characteristics during the pandemic. The current study also explored the associations among the perceived impact of COVID-19, job demands and resources, coping, burnout symptoms, and turnover intentions. In this study, 198 teachers completed a survey about their perceptions of the impact of COVID-19, job characteristics, burnout symptoms, coping self-efficacy and coping strategies, and intentions to leave their jobs. Results showed that teachers who perceived a greater impact of COVID-19 reported higher job demands and lower job resources, used more emotion-focused coping strategies, and had higher burnout symptoms. However, those with higher coping self-efficacy had lower perceptions of the impact of COVID-19. Teachers who reported higher job demands, lower job resources, and higher turnover intentions had higher burnout symptoms. Problem-focused coping strategies and coping self-efficacy were negatively related to burnout symptoms. Emotion-focused coping was positively associated with burnout symptoms. Coping modalities did not moderate the associations between job characteristics and burnout. This research informed recommendations to support educators during these arduous times.
Recommended Citation
Jezowit, Caitlyn, "Is Coping Enough? Examining Coping and Burnout among Educators in a Pandemic" (2023). Theses and Dissertations. 1918.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/1918
DOI
https://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2024.20240618063949460139.999960
Page Count
134
Comments
Imported from Jezowit_ilstu_0092E_12519.pdf