SÍNDROME DE BURNOUT ASSOCIADA AO NÍVEL DE ATIVIDADE FÍSICA EM PROFESSORES

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the association between Burnout Syndrome and the level of physical activity among teachers in state schools in the municipality of Januária, Minas Gerais. This is a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional research. For data collection, the Maslach Burnout Inventory (Maslach et al., 1996) and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (Guedes et al., 2005) were used. The sample consisted of 53 teachers, both male and female. Descriptive statistics were utilized, using percentage methods for the categories (absolute frequency and relative frequency). To verify a possible association between the study variables, the parametric chi-square test was applied. The findings indicated that, in emotional exhaustion, 11.31% presented high levels of Burnout and 69.81% moderate levels. In depersonalization, 9.41% had high levels and 73.58% moderate levels. In reduced personal accomplishment, the teachers were found to have low and moderate levels of Burnout, with 15.09% and 67.92%, respectively. There was no association between the level of physical activity and the Burnout Syndrome parameters: emotional exhaustion (p=0.44), depersonalization (p=0.85), and reduced personal accomplishment (p=0.30). This study could not identify an association between the level of physical activity and Burnout Syndrome.