Relation between university teachers’ burnout and job satisfaction and social support

ObjectiveTo understand the situation of university teacher's burnout and explore the relationship between job satisfaction,social support and job burnout.MethodsThe data of 220 Chinese university teachers was analyzed by SPSS 11.0 program.ResultsThe level of the emotional exhaustion of university teachers was serious(2.92)and the depersonalization was ordinary(2.26)and their accomplishment was high(2.91).University teachers'burntout was negatively related to job satisfaction and social support(r=-0.449,P<0.01,r=-0.515,P<0.05).The lower job satisfaction and social support were,the more serious teachers'burnout was.University teachers' burnout was significantly correlative to the characteristics of work,personal relationship,self-actualization,educational background,living environment,title,subjective support and the time of teaching in Logistic regression(F=29.03,P<0.01).ConclusionJob satisfacton and social supporthave important influence on teachers'burnout.