A loss of status and a sense of defeat: an evolutionary perspective on professional burnout |
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| Authors: | Abraham P Buunk José Maria Peíró Isabel Rodríguez M Jesús Bravo |
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| Institution: | 1. Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and University of Groningen, The NetherlandsProfessor of Social Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, 9712 TS Groningen, The Netherlands.;2. University of Valencia and IVIE, Spain;3. University of Valencia, Spain |
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| Abstract: | This longitudinal study among Spanish teachers (N = 558) examined burnout from an evolutionary social rank perspective. The types of stress differed among various school levels, and a sense of defeat was highest among teachers in primary schools. A low status, a loss of status and a sense of defeat were independent cross‐sectional predictors of burnout. Longitudinally a sense of defeat predicted an increase in burnout over time, especially among males and teachers in high schools. The status related variables were in general more important predictors of burnout than stressors that are usually associated with burnout. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | evolutionary psychology burnout status stress education |
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