Esmaeil Sadri Damirchi; Hamidreza Samadifard
Volume 6, Issue 2 , February 2018, , Pages 83-96
Abstract
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the role of cognitive fusion, perception of social interaction and, cognitive avoidance components in the prediction of teachers’ job burnout. The research design was descriptive/correlational study. The population included all male teachers in Ardabil in 2015-2016, ...
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Aim: This study aimed to investigate the role of cognitive fusion, perception of social interaction and, cognitive avoidance components in the prediction of teachers’ job burnout. The research design was descriptive/correlational study. The population included all male teachers in Ardabil in 2015-2016, of which 104 persons were selected as the statistical sample using the convenience sampling. For data collection, the Cognitive Fusion Scale (Gillanders, 2014), Perception of Social Interaction Scale (Glass, 1994), Cognitive Avoidance Scale (Sexton & Dugas, 2008) and Job Burnout Scale (Maslach & Jackson, 1981). Research data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression methods. The study results showed a significant relationship between cognitive fusion, perception of social interaction and cognitive avoidance with teachers job burnout. Multiple regression analysis showed that cognitive fusion 0.19, perception of social interaction -0.17 and cognitive avoidance components (thoughts repression 0.18, distractions 0.21, changing image to thought 0.19) significantly predict job burnout of the teachers (p
