Burnout syndrome in high school teachers

Abstract

This article discusses Burning for Work Syndrome (BWS) or Burnout, which is most often visible among education professionals who directly serve individuals. As a first approach it was observed through a documentary review that Burnout studies are not new, however, in Mexico and specific in the state of Yucatan are scarce by focusing the analysis on teachers of higher middle-class educational institutions. The objective was to identify and describe the level of Burnout in workers at a high school. The quantitative paradigm based on the positivist current that sustains the importance of objective reality and capable of being analyzed was resumed. The working population was 12 teachers who teach in front of the group, their ages range from 31 to 43 years; a Likert-scale survey was used as a data collection tool. Burnout syndrome was found to be at a low-medium level, however, it is important to note that four of the six dimensions studied in teachers have an average level. Finally, the recommendations explain the importance of deepening stress and Burnout studies so that strategies to support the reduction of these conditions are necessary.