The Level of Burnout among IPBA Lecturers

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Figure 5: The Level of Burnout among IPBA Lecturers according to Gender 4.00 3.53 3.52 Mean 3.00 2.00 1.00 1.74 1.80 2.05 2.03 Female Male 0.00 Emotional Exhaustion Depersonalisation Personal Accomplishments Subscale Table 8 and Figure 6 show the level of burnout among IPBA lecturers according to marital status. As can be seen from the table, the married lecturers recorded a mean of 3.44 for the EE subscale while the single lecturers recorded 3.99. The results also show that the means for the single lecturers are higher in all three subscales compared to the married lecturers. The results indicate that single lecturers experience higher burnout levels compared to those who are married. This is consistent with previous studies (Mo, 1991; Golembiewski, Munzenrider & Carter, 1986) that found people workers, in this case lecturers, who are single, experience more burnout than those who are married. Table 8: The Level of Burnout among IPBA Lecturers according to Marital Status Subscale (Mean) Marital Status Emotional Exhaustion Depersonalisation Personal Accomplishments Married 3.44 1.74 2.00 Single 3.99 1.85 2.25 46
Figure 6: The Level of Burnout among IPBA Lecturers according to Marital Status Mean 5.00 4.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 0.00 3.44 3.99 1.74 1.85 2.00 2.25 Emotional Exhaustion Depersonalisation Personal Accomplishments Subscale Married Single Conclusion The findings from this study show that the level of burnout among IPBA lecturers is generally low. The findings also show that although the mean level of burnout is low, nonetheless there are still quite a number of lecturers who are highly burnt out on at least one of the three subscales. The results show that the younger lecturers are more burnt out compared to the older lecturers. This is probably because younger lecturers usually have less experience in teaching and performing the other tasks required of a lecturer. Due to their lack of experience, they have insufficient skills to equip themselves in ways of coping with their workload and in their relationship with others. Implications and Recommendations Since there are quite a number of lecturers who are highly burnt out on one of the three subscales, this implies that there are still some lecturers who are unable to perform their duties as well as they would like to. Thus, some action should be taken to reduce the level of burnout among these lecturers. It is recommended that there should be an equal distribution of work among lecturers as supported by most of the interview respondents. Furthermore, it is suggested that attempts be made to teach lecturers techniques in coping with stress and in coping with work pressure. 47
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