Stress and burn-out symptoms
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: This study aims to include 100 teachers, who teach in the upper elementary classes (grade 5,6,7) in schools for primary education. Teachers can participate if they teach this class at least 2,5 days a week, We aim to include all students of participating teachers as well.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Teachers are excluded form participation if they receive intensive teacher-coaching or training outside the context of this study, and if other intervention programmes focusing on teacher skills or student behaviour problems are being implemented in the classroom during the course of this study (schoolyear 2019-2010).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary outcomes are elements of the student-teacher relationship and teacher's occupational wellbeing a) To determine teachers’ functional interaction skills, four 15-minute video recordings of teacher’s lessons are observed, using the Upper Elementary version of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS-UE). b) Teachers complete the Dutch version of the Student-Teacher-Relationship Scale (STRS). Students complete the Student Perception of Affective Relationship with Teacher Scale (SPARTS). c) Teachers complete the short version of the Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES). d) Teachers complete the Emotional Exhaustion subscale (9 questions) of the Dutch version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory; the Utrechtse Burnout Schaal for teachers (UBOS-L) and several other stress-related questions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are outcomes related to student functioning: e) Teachers (teacher-reports) complete the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ-T) for their students. f) Data related to students’ school performance are derived from the student monitoring systems (SMS) used within schools. | — |
Contacts
Utrecht University