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Effects of workload on teachers' functioning: A moderated mediation model including sleeping problems and
Tiphaine Huyghebaert1,2, Nicolas Gillet1, Nicolas Beltou1
1Département de psychologie, Université de Tours, Tours Cedex 1, France.
Summary
High workload impacts teachers
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health Psychology
- Workplace Well-being
- Organizational Behavior
Background:
- Workload is a significant stressor in teaching.
- Sleeping problems can mediate the impact of workload on employee outcomes.
- Overcommitment may exacerbate the effects of workload and sleep disruption.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the mediating role of sleeping problems between workload and key job outcomes.
- To investigate overcommitment as a moderator of the workload-sleeping problems relationship.
- To analyze direct effects of workload and overcommitment on emotional exhaustion, presenteeism, job satisfaction, and performance.
Main Methods:
- Empirical study utilizing survey data.
- Sample comprised 884 teachers.
- Statistical analysis to test mediation and moderation hypotheses.
Main Results:
- Sleeping problems mediated the effects of workload on all four outcomes (emotional exhaustion, presenteeism, job satisfaction, performance) but only for overcommitted teachers.
- Workload and overcommitment showed direct positive associations with emotional exhaustion and presenteeism.
- Workload and overcommitment demonstrated direct negative associations with job satisfaction and performance.
Conclusions:
- Overcommitment intensifies the negative impact of workload on teachers via sleep disturbances.
- Interventions targeting overcommitment and sleep problems are crucial for teacher well-being.
- Findings offer practical strategies for managing workload and enhancing job satisfaction and performance in educational settings.