Family and nonfamily support in relation to burnout and work engagement among Italian teachers

Italy had traditionally been considered a family‐oriented culture where support from relatives is primary. The major purpose of this study was to clarify the benefits of social support inside and outside the family for schoolteachers in Italy, focusing on the teacher burnout and work engagement. Fin...

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Published in:Psychology in the schools 2019-05, Vol.56 (5), p.781-791
Main Authors: Fiorilli, Caterina, Schneider, Barry, Buonomo, Ilaria, Romano, Luciano
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Burnout
Correlation
Family Relationship
Foreign Countries
Job Satisfaction
Peer Relationship
Relatives
schoolteacher
Social support
Social Support Groups
Teacher Administrator Relationship
Teacher Attitudes
Teacher Burnout
Teachers
Teaching
Work Attitudes
Work Environment
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Summary:Italy had traditionally been considered a family‐oriented culture where support from relatives is primary. The major purpose of this study was to clarify the benefits of social support inside and outside the family for schoolteachers in Italy, focusing on the teacher burnout and work engagement. Findings indicated that the family was by far the most significant source of support. School colleagues who felt close to each other resembled each other in terms of burnout and work engagement. Difficult interactions with colleagues were associated with burnout more extensively at later stages of the teaching career; supervisor support was linked with burnout at an early stage.
ISSN:0033-3085
1520-6807
DOI:10.1002/pits.22235