Examination of emotional labor and burnout levels of physical education teachers and other branch teachers in terms of some variables

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationships between teachers' emotional labor tendencies and their burnout, and to determine the differentiation status of physical education and other branch teachers' views on variables. The sample group of the study, which was carried out in relational screening model, consisted of 338 teachers. The data of the research were obtained by using the "Emotional Labor Scale" and the "Maslach Burnout Inventory". The arithmetic mean and standard deviation values were used in descriptive statistics regarding the variables, and the independent samples t-Test was used to determine the differentiation between groups. Correlation analysis was used to determine the relationship between the variables, and path analysis was used to determine to what extent the independent variables predicted the dependent variable. As another result of the study, it was concluded that physical education teachers' superficial role-playing tendencies and emotional burnout were lower than other branch teachers, and that natural emotions tendencies and personal achievement perceptions were higher than other branch teachers. According to the results of the path analysis, it was determined that natural emotions and deep acting tendency predicted all dimensions of burnout, while surface acting tendency predicted emotional burnout only. Although it does not mean causality, it was found that as natural emotions and the tendency to play deeply increase, personal success increases significantly, while depersonalization and emotional exhaustion decrease.