Research Article

A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Burnout

Volume: 17 Number: 71 September 20, 2017
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A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Burnout

Abstract

Purpose: Given the inconsistency among research studies on the relationship between burnout and job satisfaction of teachers in Turkey, it is of great importance to combine and interpret the results of such studies. In this regard, this study aims to examine the size and direction of relationships between job satisfaction and dimensions of burnout, and to determine the possible effect of moderator variables on these relationships.

Research Method: The study was designed using a meta-analysis method. Identified as appropriate to the specified inclusion criteria, 15 studies for emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and 14 for reduced personal accomplishment were included in this meta-analysis. The total sample size of the included studies was 3,778 for emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, and 3,455 for reduced personal accomplishment. In the study, the possibility of a publication bias was examined. The included studies were determined to be heterogeneous. A random-effects model was used in the computation of effect sizes.

Findings: In the study, the relationships between job satisfaction and emotional exhaustion and between job satisfaction and reduced personal accomplishment were found to be negative and at a medium level, whereas between job satisfaction and depersonalization the relationship was found to be negative and at a low level. For study-type and grade-level moderators, the variance among studies did not statistically differ.

Implications for Research and Practice: Teachers’ higher emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment relatively reduce their job satisfaction. Further research might be beneficial in favor of extending the generalization in specific cultures and in combining inconsistent research results existing in literature.

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Details

Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Yilmaz İlker Yorulmaz This is me

Yahya Altınkurt This is me

Publication Date

September 20, 2017

Submission Date

September 20, 2017

Acceptance Date

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Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 17 Number: 71

APA
Yorulmaz, Y. İ., Colak, İ., & Altınkurt, Y. (2017). A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Burnout. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 17(71), 175-192. https://izlik.org/JA68KT82NT
AMA
1.Yorulmaz Yİ, Colak İ, Altınkurt Y. A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Burnout. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research. 2017;17(71):175-192. https://izlik.org/JA68KT82NT
Chicago
Yorulmaz, Yilmaz İlker, İbrahim Colak, and Yahya Altınkurt. 2017. “A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Burnout”. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research 17 (71): 175-92. https://izlik.org/JA68KT82NT.
EndNote
Yorulmaz Yİ, Colak İ, Altınkurt Y (September 1, 2017) A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Burnout. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research 17 71 175–192.
IEEE
[1]Y. İ. Yorulmaz, İ. Colak, and Y. Altınkurt, “A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Burnout”, Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, vol. 17, no. 71, pp. 175–192, Sept. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA68KT82NT
ISNAD
Yorulmaz, Yilmaz İlker - Colak, İbrahim - Altınkurt, Yahya. “A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Burnout”. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research 17/71 (September 1, 2017): 175-192. https://izlik.org/JA68KT82NT.
JAMA
1.Yorulmaz Yİ, Colak İ, Altınkurt Y. A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Burnout. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research. 2017;17:175–192.
MLA
Yorulmaz, Yilmaz İlker, et al. “A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Burnout”. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, vol. 17, no. 71, Sept. 2017, pp. 175-92, https://izlik.org/JA68KT82NT.
Vancouver
1.Yilmaz İlker Yorulmaz, İbrahim Colak, Yahya Altınkurt. A Meta-Analysis of the Relationship Between Teachers’ Job Satisfaction and Burnout. Eurasian Journal of Educational Research [Internet]. 2017 Sep. 1;17(71):175-92. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA68KT82NT