Introduction
Burnout is a mental (and possibly physical) state related to disillusionement with one’s work. Some jobs are more affected by this than others. Teaching is generally considered a stressful job.
| If you search the internet, you can find many articles about it and tips on how to combat it!. |
Teacher burnout is not a new phenomenon (Campbell, 1983), and it is being observed around the world. The scale here is a short 20-item self-report questionnaire that gives an indication of how bad it is.
Do the test and write down you score. Then check this table to interpretation your score:
| Score | Interpretation |
|---|---|
20-35 |
None or few burnout feelings |
36-55 |
Some strong feelings of burnout, but probably not a serious problem |
56-70 |
Substantial burnout feelings, enough that getting some help is suggested |
71-100 |
Severe burnout |
| If this affects you or a colleague, here are some good links that might help in the UK, help in the USA, help in Australia. Of course, this is a general mental health issue that your primary health care physician/GP will also be able to give advice on — don’t stay alone with your stress! |
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Legal stuff
This scale can be used when acknowledging the original author and citing the paper by Richmond and colleages (2001).
Technically
This is a simple scale item without any reverse scored items.
The survey code for PsyToolkit
scale: agree
- Strongly Disagree
- Disagree
- Neutral
- Agree
- Strongly Agree
l: burnout
t: scale agree
o: random
o: width 50%
q: This measure is designed to determine how you currently feel about your job and its related aspects.<br>
There are no right or wrong answers.<br>
Work quickly and based your answers on your first impression.<br>
Please indicate the degree to which each statement applies to you.<br>
- I am bored with my job.
- I am tired of my students.
- I am weary with all of my job responsibilities.
- My job doesn't excite me any more.
- I dislike going to my job.
- I feel alienated at work.
- I feel frustrated at work.
- I avoid communication with students.
- I avoid communication with my colleagues.
- I communicate in a hostile manner at work.
- I feel ill at work.
- I think about calling my students ugly names.
- I avoid looking at my students.
- My students make me sick.
- I feel sick to my stomach when I think about work.
- I wish people would leave me alone at work.
- I dread going to school.
- I am apathetic about my job.
- I feel stressed at work.
- I have problems concentrating at work.
l: score
t: set
- sum $burnout
l: feedback
t: info
q: The score on this scale is between 20 (low) and 100 (high).<br>
Your score is {$burnout}.<br>
Follow the link at the end of this survey to see what this means.<br>
In the main page are also links where you can find help.<br>
References
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Campbell, L.P. (1983). Teacher burnout: Description and prescription. The Clearing House, 57, pp. 111-113
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Richmond, V. P., Wrench, J. S., & Gorham, J. (2001). Communication, affect, and learning in the classroom. Acton, MA: Tapestry Press.