126 | COSERE Alternatively, burnout can be described as “a chronic, negative, job-related mood in ‘normal’ individuals, primarily marked by exhaustion, accompanied by stress, diminished feelings of efficacy, reduced motivation, and the emergence of dysfunctional attitudes and behaviours at work.” Individuals experiencing burnout often express sentiments such as “I feel frustrated. It’s increasingly difficult to perform well, and the situation keeps worsening: “I’ve lost the passion for a job I once enjoyed,” or “I feel overwhelmed, overworked, and trapped with no way out. Haberman offers a behavioural definition of professional burnout, describing it as: ‘The condition when a teacher remains a paid employee but no longer functions as a professional. They go through the motions of teaching yet lack emotional engagement and a sense of effectiveness. They have become convinced that their efforts will not positively impact students’ lives, leading them to lose interest in caring or exerting significant effort. Consequently, they transform into disengaged employees who feel neither responsible nor accountable for student behaviours, learning, or any other aspect. Their sole aim is to meet minimum requirements and maintain employment’ (Haberman, 1995) Three Aspects of Occupational Burnout and Their Interconnections Originally, professional burnout was conceptualised as a one-dimensional model. However, Maslach expanded upon this by developing a multidimensional model, identifying three key scales: emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and reduced personal achievement. • Emotional Exhaustion (EE) involves feeling that one’s emotional resources are depleted, rendering them highly susceptible to stressors and experiencing fatigue due to job-specific demands. • Depersonalisation (DP) manifests as a distancing from others, where individuals fail to recognise others as individuals. This can manifest as a cynical attitude towards students and the work environment. • Reduced Personal Achievement (PA) entails a sense of incompetence, failure, and a diminished sense of accomplishment in one’s professional domain. Individuals may rate their own work lower than that of their peers
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