Akademik Personelde Tükenmişliğin İncelenmesi: Demografik Faktörlerin Rolü

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, akademisyenlerin tükenmişlik düzeylerinin demografik değişkenlere göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığını incelemektir. Tükenmişlik; kişisel tükenmişlik, işle ilgili tükenmişlik ve öğrenciyle ilgili tükenmişlik olmak üzere üç alt boyutta ele alınmıştır. Araştırma verileri akademik personelden anket yöntemiyle toplanmış ve IBM SPSS Statistics 23 programı kullanılarak betimsel istatistikler, bağımsız örneklem t-testi ve çok değişkenli varyans analizi (MANOVA) ile analiz edilmiştir. Bulgular, akademisyenlerde tükenmişliğin özellikle kişisel tükenmişlik boyutunda yoğunlaştığını göstermektedir. Kadın, bekâr, genç ve kariyerinin erken aşamalarındaki akademisyenlerin daha yüksek tükenmişlik düzeylerine sahip olduğu belirlenmiştir. Araştırma, yükseköğretim bağlamında akademisyenlerin tükenmişlik düzeylerindeki demografik farklılıklara ilişkin ampirik kanıtlar sunarak literatüre katkı sağlamakta ve tükenmişliğin azaltılmasına yönelik politika ve uygulamaların geliştirilmesine ışık tutmaktadır.

Keywords

• Tükenmişlik
• Akademik personel
• Demografik özellikler

Examining Burnout Among Academic Staff: The Role of Demographic Factors

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine whether academics’ burnout levels differ according to demographic variables. Burnout was examined across three dimensions: personal burnout, work-related burnout, and student-related burnout. Data were collected from academic staff through a survey and analyzed using descriptive statistics, independent samples t-tests, and multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) in IBM SPSS Statistics Version 23. The findings indicate that burnout among academics is most pronounced in the personal burnout dimension. Female, single, younger, and early-career academics were found to have higher levels of burnout. The study contributes to the burnout literature by providing empirical evidence on demographic differences in academics’ burnout levels within the higher education context and offers insights for the development of policies and practices aimed at reducing burnout.

Keywords

• Burnout
• academic staff
• demographic factors

Supporting Institution

This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

Ethical Statement

The study was conducted in accordance with general ethical principles for research. Participation in the study was voluntary and anonymous. Informed consent was obtained from all participants prior to their participation in the study, and no personally identifying information was collected. However, ethical approval was not obtained prior to the commencement of the study. Following editorial assessment, during which the study was considered low risk in nature, the authors were requested to obtain retrospective ethical approval, consistent with the advice provided by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) in Case 16-06. Accordingly, retrospective ethical approval was subsequently obtained from the Nakhchivan State University Ethics Committee (Approval No. 06/26; Date: 7 September 2026).

Thanks

The authors would like to thank all academic staff who voluntarily participated in this study.

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