he role of psychological capital and organizational citizenship behavior in predicting job burnout of exceptional elementary school teachers

Abstract

Abstract: the purpose of present study was to investigate the role of psychological capital and organizational citizenship behavior in predicting job burnout of elementary exceptional school teachers. Research type was Correlation. Population of study includes all Exceptional elementary school teachers in Kermansha 2014-2015 Academic year. All teachers (N=108) selected as sample .instruments was psychological capital (Luthanz, 2007), organizational citizenship behavior (Pvdsakf, 1999) and job satisfaction (Barry Field & Ruth, 1951) questioners. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and linear regression stepwise method. Correlation analysis explored that there is a significant positive relationship between dimensions of psychological capital with dimensions of burnout. Also significant relationship between organizational citizenship behavior (Except Chivalry) with depersonalization and personal accomplishment obtained. There is a significant negative relationship between chivalries with job burnout. The findings indicated that chivalry and resiliency can predict ٪27 of variant of emotional exhaustion. More over results showed that psychological capital, civility and chivalry can predicts ٪39 & ٪25 of variant of depersonalization and personal accomplishment in teachers’ .findings indicated the importance of psychological capital and organizational citizenship behavior in predicting burnout in teachers.

Keywords

• job burnout
• organizational citizenship behavior
• psychological capital
• teachers of special schools