Investigating the Relationship among the Level of Mobbing Experience, Job Satisfaction and Burnout Levels of Primary and Secondary School Teachers

Veysel Okçu,Hakan Çetin

doi:10.13189/ujer.2017.050119

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the level of mobbing experienced by primary and secondary school teachers and to determine how and to what extent this affects their job satisfaction and burnout levels. This research used a relational survey model. As a result of the study, it has been determined that there is a negative and medium-level relationship between the teachers' level of exposure to mobbing towards their profession or social relationships and their job satisfaction levels; a positive and medium-level relationship between the teachers' level of exposure to mobbing towards their profession or social relationships and their burnout levels; and a negative and low-level relationship between their internal and external job satisfaction levels and their burnout perceptions. According to the results of the path analysis, the teachers' job satisfaction level decrease in line with an increase in their mobbing experiences related to their profession and social relationships, and thus, their burnout levels also increase. However, it has also been determined in the study that in line with an increase in the internal and external job satisfaction levels of teachers, their burnout perceptions decrease. Accordingly, it has been concluded that mobbing towards their profession and social relationships is a stronger predictor of burnout level in comparison to job satisfaction.

Highlights

In an organisational environment, many different variables may have an effect on the job dissatisfaction and burnout of workers
This study aims at examining the level of exposure to mobbing among the primary and secondary school teachers, and how and to what extent this affects their job satisfaction and burnout levels
How the level of exposure to work-related mobbing and mobbing directed at social relationships among primary and secondary school teachers affect their perceived job satisfaction and burnout levels is examined in the proposed model

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Introduction

Many different variables may have an effect on the job dissatisfaction and burnout of workers. The studies carried out by Işık [3] and Tayyar [4] showed that there is a significant relationship between mobbing practices and job stress level and job performance. Mobbing behaviour at work, which occurs as a result of the accumulation of psychological factors leading to tension and conflicts in the organisation, is one of the main problems that distorts organisational order, decreases performance, harms motivation, impairs commitment to work and has a negative effect on job satisfaction and working environment [5],[6],[7]. Besides its negative effect on workers, mobbing negatively effects the organisations and causes loss of time and energy [8]

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