Relationship of Job Satisfaction and Emotional Burnout Syndrome in a Teacher

The professional activity of a teacher is associated with emotionally tense and stressful situations. Prolonged stay in such a state leads to the formation of emotional burnout syndrome and negatively affects mental health and performance, and as a result - leads to a decrease in job satisfaction. The article presents the results of a study of the relationship between job satisfaction and emotional burnout syndrome in comprehensive school teachers. Procedure and methods. The study involved 100 comprehensive school teachers (Nizhny Tagil), of which 12 % were men and 88 % were women. The average age was 36,8 years (standard deviation - 11.27). The following psychodiagnostic methods were used in the study: emotional burnout questionnaire by K. Maslach, S. Jackson (adapted by N. E. Vodopyanova); job satisfaction questionnaire (A. V. Batarshev). For mathematical processing of the results, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov criterion (d), Shapiro-Wilk (w), and correlation analysis according to the Spearman criterion were used. Results. It was found that there is a connection between all phases of emotional burnout syndrome and job satisfaction indicators of teachers. Most job satisfaction indicators have an inverse relationship with the phases of emotional burnout, i.e. teachers who are satisfied with their professional activities are less susceptible to emotional burnout. All phases of emotional burnout showed a connection with satisfaction with relationships with colleagues, which indicates possible difficulties in communication with colleagues and the manager for a modern teacher. The «emotional exhaustion» phase is more closely related to job satisfaction, i.e. high emotional tension of a teacher's work leads to a feeling of dissatisfaction with their work and, as a consequence, emotional exhaustion. Research implications. The obtained results can be used by educational psychologists when implementing psychological and pedagogical support programs aimed at preventing the development of emotional burnout in teachers.