Impact of Occupational Stress and Job Burnout on the Health of University Teachers

Abstract

It is observed that occupational strain and work stress directly affect the well-being of university educators. Burnout is one in which an individual feels an emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion carried by life-threatening and prolonged stress. As the stress continues, they start losing the interest and motivation, and it also causes illness to their body that makes them vulnerable. The authors wanted to present a thorough overview of research that looks at theoretical correlations among stress in addition extra variable quantity towards what remains recognized (in addition what isn't) around the reasons and effects of burnout among university professors, as well as how this connects to burnout theories. These findings repeatedly suggest that undesirable employment characteristics—such as a heavy workload—have a negative impact, and negative work environment, lower salary, and work intensity have a positive correlation with work stress.