Effects of Teachers' COVID-19 Fears on Burnout Levels: The Mediating Role of State Anxiety

Sabri Sayar,Kamber Özdemi̇r,Esra Gönültaşi,Uğur Sayar

doi:10.54535/rep.1020434

Abstract

This research aims to examine the mediating role of state anxiety in the effect of teachers' fears of Covid-19 on their burnout levels. For this purpose, the relational survey model was used in the research. 387 teachers from different regions of Turkey participated in the research. 228 of the participants were female and 159 were male. In the research, Fear of Covid 19 Scale, State Anxiety Scale and Burnout Scale were used. The data were collected online due to the Covid 19 disease. We observed that the data showed a normal distribution. Cronbach's alpha coefficients of this study were found to be sufficient. It was found that teachers' fear of Covid 19 had a positive effect on state and state anxiety had a positive effect on burnout. Additionally, an indirect effect of state anxiety on burnout was found. In the study, it was seen that state anxiety played a mediating role in the effect of fear of Covid 19 on burnout.

Highlights

This research aims to examine the mediating role of state anxiety in the effect of teachers' fears of Covid-19 on their burnout levels
Survey model was used in the research. 387 teachers from different regions of Turkey participated in the research. 228 of the participants were female and 159 were male
It was found that teachers' fear of Covid 19 had a positive effect on state and state anxiety had a positive effect on burnout

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This research aims to examine the mediating role of state anxiety in the effect of teachers' fears of Covid-19 on their burnout levels. Özdemir, Sayar, Gönültaşı / Effects of teachers' COVID-19 fears on burnout levels: The mediating role of state anxiety. A high level of fear of contracting COVID-19 can cause people who have been infected with this epidemic and are probably infected to think irrationally, they can be labeled and socially excluded. It may increase the risk of developing different mental health problems (Ahorsu et al, 2020; Fitzpatrick et al, 2020). The uncertainties experienced during this period are shown to be a source of fear, and these uncertainties push individuals and societies to pessimism and anxiety at the same time (Bozkurt, 2018)

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