The quality of voice emission and the professional burnout among school teachers

Abstract

The subject of the research is the connection between school teacher’s quality of voice emission and the professional burnout. 68 school teachers have been examined. The group was examined by interview and questionnaire methods. The questionnaire methods used were as follows: Maslach Burnout Inventory, The Voice Handicap Index, The Phonatory-Breathing Test. It has been proved, that the professional burnout is a relevant problem among teachers and there is a relationship between the quality of voice emission and the professional burnout in the study group. A significant correlation between depersonalization and the quality of voice emission points to the need for analysis of the interaction between teacher and pupil in the context of improving the quality of teacher’s voice emission. Subjective assessment of the teacher’s state of health was related to the quality of voice emission and the professional burnout. The research allows to formulate practical conclusions. There is a clear need to prevent teacher’s stress and burnout, taking into account aspects of voice emission in the considered context. Teachers require prevention and education in the field of voice hygiene and the connection between stress, burnout and the effective use of voice at work.