The Level of Burnout among IPBA Lecturers

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.
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