How trait gratitude relates to teachers' burnout and work engagement: job demands and resources as mediators
Elena Gabriela Nicuță1, Loredana R Diaconu-Gherasim1, Ticu Constantin1
1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iași, Romania.
Abstract:
The benefits of gratitude in the workplace, in general, and for teachers, in particular, are still understudied. In the present study, we investigated whether teachers' trait gratitude is linked to their work engagement and burnout. Moreover, we explored whether perceived job demands and job resources mediate the relation between employees' gratitude and these two outcomes. A sample of 312 Romanian teachers participated in the study. Participants filled out questionnaires assessing trait gratitude, perceived job characteristics, as well as burnout and work engagement. Results indicated that teachers' trait gratitude was positively associated with their work engagement and negatively with burnout. The relation between trait gratitude and work engagement was mediated by perceived job resources, whereas the link between trait gratitude and burnout was mediated by both job demands and job resources. Our findings suggest that educational institutions could cultivate teachers' gratitude in order to create a healthier and more motivated workforce.
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