THE EFFECT OF THE DIMENSIONS OF ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL ON HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS' BURNOUT

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of organizational psychological capital dimensions on the burnout of teachers. The research design is quantitative and the research method is descriptiveanalytical. The statistical population included all high school teachers of Behbahan city‚ Iran (N=450). Sample size (n=208) was determined using Morgan Table and the sample was selected using stratified random sampling method. Maslach Burnout Inventory (2002) and Luthans et al. (2007) psychological capital questionnaire were used for data collection. Simple linear and multivariate regression was used for data analysis. Data analysis showed that there is a negative and significant correlation between psychological capital and teachers’ burnout (-0.682) and 46% of the variance of the variable of burnout is explained by the variable of psychological capital. Data analysis also showed that of the four dimensions of psychological capital, the component of resiliency with (β= -0.83, p <0.05) is the most capable component predicting burnout. Moreover the component of optimism with (β= -0.128, p < 0.05) is in the second place and the two dimensions of hope with (β=-0.048, p > 0.05) and self-efficacy with (β=-0.010, p > 0.05) were not able to predict burnout. The results of this study indicated that by increasing teachers' psychological capital, their burnout reduces. Accordingly, in order to reduce teachers' burnout, educational authorities are required to strengthen different dimensions of psychological capital.