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标题：Positive expressive writing as a tool for alleviating burnout and enhancing wellbeing in teachers and other full-time workers
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作者：Emily K. Round ; Mark A. Wetherell ; Vicki Elsey 等
期刊名称：Cogent Psychology
电子版ISSN：2331-1908
出版年度：2022
卷号：9
期号：1
页码：1-13
DOI：10.1080/23311908.2022.2060628
语种：English
出版社：Taylor and Francis Ltd
摘要：Teachers are an occupational group particularly prone to suffering from burnout, a condition caused by chronic stress from work overload. Burnout is a risk factor for adverse psychological and physical health, thus it is important to test the efficacy of tools and techniques for alleviating burnout and enhancing job satisfaction. One potentially suitable technique is positive expressive writing. In the present study, we investigated the effects of a positive writing intervention on burnout, job satisfaction, anxiety, perceived stress and self-reported physical symptoms and compared these effects in teachers and other full-time workers.A group of teachers (n = 35) and a group of non-teachers (n = 31) who worked fulltime in other professions were randomly allocated to complete either three consecutive days of positive expressive writing, or writing about a more neutral topic, online, 20 minutes per day, for three consecutive days State anxiety declined to a greater extent for participants in the positive writing condition compared to the neutral writing condition. Positive writing also conferred benefits on some aspects of job satisfaction, but not burnout. There were no specific benefits for teachers compared to non-teachers. The present study is the first to observe that positive expressive writing may be a useful technique for enhancing job satisfaction in fulltime workers.
关键词：Burnout;job satisfaction;teachers;expressive writing;employee wellbeing;state anxiety