The Role of Resilience and Cognitive Flexibility in Predicting Burnout of Exceptional Children Elementary School Teachers

Farzin Bagheri Sheykhangafshe¹ Banafsheh Hosseinzadeh Kolesari² Mohammadebrahimsalehi³ Afsane Karami⁴ Mohammad Ali Mehrbakhsh Markhali⁵

1) M.A Student in General Psychology, University of Guilan
2) M.A Student in General Psychology, University of Guilan
3) M.A Student in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, University of Mohaghegh Ardebili
4) M.A Student in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, University of Guilan
5) M.A Student in Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, University of Mohaghegh Ardebili

IOI Code : XBHE-EGEEE
Publication : International Conference on Exceptional Children(peec-uma.ir)
Abstract :
    Teachers are the central focus of education in educational organizations that strive to achieve their goals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of resilience and cognitive flexibility in predicting burnout of elementary school teachers in Rasht. The research design was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the study consisted of elementary school teachers of exceptional children in the academic year 2018-2019. The sample consisted of 150 female and male secretaries selected by available sampling method. Teachers responded to job burnout questionnaires (Maslach, 1985), resilience (Connor & Davidson, 2003), and cognitive flexibility (Denis & Wenderval, 2010). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation test and multiple regression analysis. The findings of this study showed that the effect of resiliency (p<0.01) and cognitive flexibility (p<0.01) on teachers’ burnout was positive and significant. Also, resilience and cognitive flexibility predict a significant amount of variance in teachers burnout scores. Taken together, the results show the relevance and predictability of teachers burnout by examining individuals resilience and cognitive flexibility. According to the findings of the study, teachers job burnout can be reduced by increasing their resilience and cognitive flexibility.

Keywords : resilience cognitive flexibility burnout in school teachers exceptional children