Occupational Stress and Burnout among University Teachers in Pakistan and Finland
Akhtar Malik, Naima (2019-06-13)
Åbo Akademi - Åbo Akademi University
13.06.2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-12-3805-5
https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-12-3805-5
Tiivistelmä
Objective: The overall aim of the thesis is to investigate occupational stress and burnout among university teachers in a developing country (Pakistan) and a developed country (Finland). Secondary aims are to explore perceived reasons and psychosocial concomitants of occupational stress, mental and musculoskeletal health issues, burnout, and the potentially mediating effect of the relationships with family and colleagues on the link between workplace bullying and occupational stress.
Method: Quantitative data were collected from permanent/ fulltime university teachers in Pakistan and Finland by use of a web-based questionnaire. A link to the questionnaire was sent to e-mail addresses of university teachers available at the homepages of universities in the two countries. The questionnaire included seven different scales.
Results: Female teachers in both countries experienced more stress than male teachers. The percentages of sick leave due to burnout was significantly higher in Pakistan. In Pakistan, the youngest age group, i.e., 26−35-year-olds, were especially at risk of burnout. Universities in Finland were rated to have better working conditions, better social support at work, and better promotion opportunities. Workplace bullying was significantly more frequent in Pakistan. Family relationships had a mediating effect on the link between workplace bullying and stress symptoms, whereas relationships with colleagues had not. The effect was discernible within both sexes, in both countries. Overall, responding teachers from Pakistan were experiencing more stress and health problems than Finnish university teachers.
Conclusion: Occupational stress is common among university teachers, and female teachers were in this sample facing more health-related issues than male teachers. Overall, the work environment in Finnish universities was reported to be better than in Pakistani universities.
Method: Quantitative data were collected from permanent/ fulltime university teachers in Pakistan and Finland by use of a web-based questionnaire. A link to the questionnaire was sent to e-mail addresses of university teachers available at the homepages of universities in the two countries. The questionnaire included seven different scales.
Results: Female teachers in both countries experienced more stress than male teachers. The percentages of sick leave due to burnout was significantly higher in Pakistan. In Pakistan, the youngest age group, i.e., 26−35-year-olds, were especially at risk of burnout. Universities in Finland were rated to have better working conditions, better social support at work, and better promotion opportunities. Workplace bullying was significantly more frequent in Pakistan. Family relationships had a mediating effect on the link between workplace bullying and stress symptoms, whereas relationships with colleagues had not. The effect was discernible within both sexes, in both countries. Overall, responding teachers from Pakistan were experiencing more stress and health problems than Finnish university teachers.
Conclusion: Occupational stress is common among university teachers, and female teachers were in this sample facing more health-related issues than male teachers. Overall, the work environment in Finnish universities was reported to be better than in Pakistani universities.
Kokoelmat
- 515 Psykologia [47]