The role of individual differences in environmental sensitivity in teachers' stress and burnout at work.

ABSTRACT: School teachers are among workers most exposed to stress and burnout-a relevant occupational phenomenon leading to psychological and economic costs. The Environmental Sensitivity individual trait-as captured by the psychological marker of sensory processing sensitivity (SPS)-has been found to have a relevant role in stress and emotional exhaustion at work. Yet, little is still known about heightened SPS in the educational field and on underlying mechanisms occurring in the relationship between SPS, stress and burnout. The current work aimed to explore the association between SPS and burnout among teachers as well as the moderating role of perceived stress and school climate in this association. One hundred and ninety eight teachers (44.3 years; SD = 9.7, 94% F) reported on their levels of

SUBMITTER: Sperati A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11636432 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature