Laboratoire de Biotechnologie, environnement et qualité, Département de la chimie, Faculté des sciences, Université Ibn Tofail, BP.133, Kenitra, Morocco
Although the validity of Maslach burnout scale is established across different countries and cultures, there is a minimal research on burnout in Morocco especially among university teachers. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess burnout among university teachers in Morocco.
Burnout was diagnosed by using the Maslach Burnout inventory (MBI), which examines symptoms of burnout (emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP) and the loss of personal accomplishment (PA)). MBI was administered to a simple sample of 121 full time university teachers using a questionnaire survey; the sample was selected randomly, and it vary by gender, age, marital status, rank, and seniority. The results showed that 64% of teachers suffer from burnout, 47% of them have an average burnout, and 17% have low exhaustion. The results also confirmed that 8% of emotional exhaustion was explained by the rank. 18% of depersonalization was affected by marital status, rank, and seniority. In addition, Married and highly ranked professors suffer less from depersonalization. Also, the results indicated that a personal accomplishment affected by, seniority, and age.
In conclusion, burnout is not just generated by a stressful environment, but also by other by factors such as work and social environment a poor quality of life, and feelings that are associated with dissatisfaction at work.