Abstract

SANZ-PONCE, Roberto; MORALES-YAGO, Francisco  and  GONZALEZ-BERTOLIN, Aurelio. School principals in the face of burnout syndrome: dimensions, risk factors and symptomatology. Hacia promoc. Salud [online]. 2022, vol.27, n.1, pp.21-37.  Epub Apr 05, 2022. ISSN 0121-7577.  https://doi.org/10.17151/hpsal.2022.27.1.3.

Management is essential to improve the quality of education. National and international studies place the school principal as a key figure for educational change. However, this group of school principals is subjected to a lot of stress associated with problems of leadership and school organization, which leads to discomfort and lack of commitment. Therefore, the objective of this study is to measure the dimensions that define the burnout syndrome and to identify the risk factors and symptomatology presented by the school principals. A quantitative methodology was developed, using the TALIS Questionnaire for School Principals which was applied to a sample of 76 School Principals of subsidized centers in the city of Valencia. Univariate and bivariate analyses were carried out. Regarding the results, some indicators associated with Emotional Fatigue, Depersonalization and Difficulty in personal achievement/fulfillment are presented although they mostly indicate high evaluations towards the managerial exercise and low levels of burnout in general terms. The need to increase specific training in pedagogical, shared and transformative leadership is also evident. It is also necessary to enhance managerial skills to implement correct relationships with colleagues and families. The variables gender, experience and incentives do not show significant differences. On the contrary, age and support from superiors do show differences. In conclusion, these results are in line with other research that propose improvement in managerial professionalization to increase the quality and permanence in the responsibilities assumed in the efficient management of school principalship.

Keywords : Psychological burnout; leadership; emotional regulation; depersonalization; achievement.

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