Journal of Health Sciences & Surveillance System

The Mediating Role of Occupational Burnout between Job Stress and Job Performance among Iranian Teachers

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Haji Omid Kalteh 1
Ali Tajpoor 2
Seyed Hojat Mousavi Kordmiri 3

1 Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

2 Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

3 Department of Occupational Health Engineering, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30476/jhsss.2022.93125.1418
Abstract
Background: Teachers are exposed to work stress due to high workload, role conflict, and environmental conditions that affect their performance. The present study investigates the mediating role of occupational burnout between job stress and job performance among Iranian teachers.
Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, and the participants were 292 high school teachers in Golestan province in 2019. To collect the data, we used three questionnaires of the Maslach burnout inventory, Paterson’s job performance questionnaire, and Health and Safety Executive (HSE) stress indicator tool. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation test, and structural equation modelling.
Results: The findings showed that 19.9% of teachers had burnout. The SEM indicated a negative and significant relationship between occupational burnout (β=-0.226) and job performance and job stress and job performance (β=-0.428). The mediating role of occupational burnout between job stress and job performance in teachers was confirmed.
Conclusion: Occupational burnout is a mediating variable for the impact of job stressors on human performance. The findings of this study showed that role conflict and the quality of the relationship between colleagues could be recognized as two stressors affecting performance.

Keywords

Occupational stress
Psychological burnout
Work performance
Structural modelling
Iranian teachers
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Journal of Health Sciences & Surveillance System
Volume 11, Issue 2
Spring 2023
Pages 277-283

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