Abstract
The aim of the present study is two-fold. Firstly, this research investigates the relationship between the variables of professional burnout and satisfaction among physical education teachers who work in sports organizations of large municipalities in the region of Attica, Greece. Secondly, the relationship between organizational factors and the variables of professional burnout and satisfaction was examined. All the teachers who took part in the survey are occupied in a municipal program called 'Sports for all'. With the method of random sampling, a total of 100 questionnaires, representing 10% of the survey population, were filled out by physical education teachers, occupied in 9 municipalities of Attica (Marousi, Kifissia, Heraklion, Metamorfosi-Pefki, N. Ionia, N. Philadelphia, Ilion, Haidari). The analysis reveals that Greek physical education teachers reported low levels of professional burnout and high levels of professional satisfaction. Moreover the results confirm the existence of a relationship between organizational factors, professional burnout and satisfaction.
Highlights
The aim of the present study is two-fold
Low et al (2001) argued that both role conflict and role clarity are important factors that are associated with professional burnout
A survey was conducted in physical education teachers working in Kallikratian Municipalities in the Attica region
Summary
For many years burnout is considered to be a critical business issue that affects job satisfaction. Several studies that have been carried out conclude that professional burnout is the cause of low job satisfaction rather than the opposite (Burke et al, 1984). Role clarity problems occur when an employee is uncertain for the role of his job, the requirements, the way to success and what the other expects from him (Kantas, 1995; Koustelios & Kousteliou, 1998; Koustelios et al, 2004). Low et al (2001) argued that both role conflict and role clarity are important factors that are associated with professional burnout. Several studies have concluded that both role conflict and clarity are negatively related to job satisfaction (Jackson & Schuller's, 1985; Behrman & Perreult, 1984)
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