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Family and nonfamily support in relation to burnout and work engagement among Italian teachers
Author(s) -
Fiorilli Caterina,
Schneider Barry,
Buonomo Ilaria,
Romano Luciano
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/pits.22235
Subject(s) - burnout , psychology , social support , work engagement , supervisor , work (physics) , social psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , management , mechanical engineering , engineering , economics
Italy had traditionally been considered a family‐oriented culture where support from relatives is primary. The major purpose of this study was to clarify the benefits of social support inside and outside the family for schoolteachers in Italy, focusing on the teacher burnout and work engagement. Findings indicated that the family was by far the most significant source of support. School colleagues who felt close to each other resembled each other in terms of burnout and work engagement. Difficult interactions with colleagues were associated with burnout more extensively at later stages of the teaching career; supervisor support was linked with burnout at an early stage.