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Extreme Psychology and Personal Safety
2026. Vol. 3, no. 1, 68–88
doi:10.17759/epps.2026030104
ISSN: 3034-3666 (online)

Safe job environment demands and resources to prevent teacher burnout

 
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Abstract

Context and relevance. Organizational factors and professional motivation are significant predictors of teacher burnout and well-being. The theoretical basis of the study was the Job Demands and Resources (JDR) model, self-determination theory, and V. Schaufeli's symptomatic model of burnout. Objective: to identify the Job Demands and Resources and professional motivation as predictors of teacher burnout. Hypothesis. Job Demands (difficulty of job, decision-making, workload, role conflicts) are positively related to the teacher burnout. Job Resources (work autonomy, availability of feedback, management support, colleagues support, role clarity) are negatively related to the teacher burnout. Controlled motivation is positively related to the teacher burnout, while autonomous motivation is negatively related to the teacher burnout. Methods and materials. The study involved 632 teachers, primarily from the Moscow region. We used the questionnaire of resources — job demands (Ivanova, 2016), the questionnaire of a professional motivation (QPM-2) (Osin et al., 2017), BAT-34 questionnaire for the burnout examination (Russian version of N. Kalachev, E. Osin et al., 2019). Results. The results showed that controlled motivation, as well as job demands related to workload, role conflict, difficulty of job, and decision-making, were strong predictors of burnout. Autonomous motivation and job resources, represented by the availability of performance feedback and role clarity, were negatively related to the teacher burnout. Conclusions. A safe and motivating job environment for teachers does not require limiting job demands, but rather creating/maintaining the necessary job resources within the educational organization.

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Keywords: job demands and resources, professional motivation, burnout, teaching staff, kindergarten teachers, school teachers

Journal rubric: General Psychology and Psychology Safety of the Personality

Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/epps.2026030104

Received 18.02.2026

Revised 10.03.2026

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For citation: Rezvanova, I.Y. (2026). Safe job environment demands and resources to prevent teacher burnout. Extreme Psychology and Personal Safety, 3(1), 68–88. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/epps.2026030104

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Inna Y. Rezvanova, Candidate of Science (Education), Associate Professor of the Department of Management, Corporate University for Education Development, Mytishchi, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3643-4073, e-mail: endorinr@yandex.ru

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Inna Yu. Rezvanova completed the entire volume of work.

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The author declares no conflict of interest.

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