Relationship between spirituality, nature connectedness, and burnout of schoolteachers during online classes amid Covid-19 pandemic: the moderating role of gender

The substantial changes in the workplace caused by the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have contributed to teacher burnout. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the relationships between spirituality, connectedness to nature, and burnout in schoolteachers, as well as to investiga...

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Main Authors: Tengku Mohamed, Tengku Farhanan, Roslan, Samsilah, Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab, Ahrari, Seyedali
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Language:English
Published: Society for Research and Knowledge Management 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103034/
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author Tengku Mohamed, Tengku Farhanan
Roslan, Samsilah
Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab
Ahrari, Seyedali
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Roslan, Samsilah
Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab
Ahrari, Seyedali
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description The substantial changes in the workplace caused by the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have contributed to teacher burnout. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the relationships between spirituality, connectedness to nature, and burnout in schoolteachers, as well as to investigate the mediating part of spirituality in the relationship between connectedness to nature and burnout, and the moderating role of gender. This study was conducted using a quantitative method, with a sample size of 123 schoolteachers in Malaysia. Data analysis using partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) revealed that schoolteachers who had a strong connection to nature were less likely to experience burnout. Spirituality acted as a buffer in the relationship between connection to nature and burnout. The results also differed according to gender for the nature connectedness-burnout relationship. Going forward, the findings of this study offer practitioners better insights about the importance of selected factors, including nature concreteness and spirituality as a promising avenue for reducing burnout among schoolteachers during online classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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spelling upm-1030342025-07-16T03:49:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103034/ Relationship between spirituality, nature connectedness, and burnout of schoolteachers during online classes amid Covid-19 pandemic: the moderating role of gender Tengku Mohamed, Tengku Farhanan Roslan, Samsilah Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab Ahrari, Seyedali The substantial changes in the workplace caused by the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have contributed to teacher burnout. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the relationships between spirituality, connectedness to nature, and burnout in schoolteachers, as well as to investigate the mediating part of spirituality in the relationship between connectedness to nature and burnout, and the moderating role of gender. This study was conducted using a quantitative method, with a sample size of 123 schoolteachers in Malaysia. Data analysis using partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) revealed that schoolteachers who had a strong connection to nature were less likely to experience burnout. Spirituality acted as a buffer in the relationship between connection to nature and burnout. The results also differed according to gender for the nature connectedness-burnout relationship. Going forward, the findings of this study offer practitioners better insights about the importance of selected factors, including nature concreteness and spirituality as a promising avenue for reducing burnout among schoolteachers during online classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Society for Research and Knowledge Management 2022 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103034/1/103034.pdf Tengku Mohamed, Tengku Farhanan and Roslan, Samsilah and Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab and Ahrari, Seyedali (2022) Relationship between spirituality, nature connectedness, and burnout of schoolteachers during online classes amid Covid-19 pandemic: the moderating role of gender. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 21 (3). pp. 301-318. ISSN 1694-2493; eISSN: 1694-2116 https://ijlter.org/index.php/ijlter/article/view/5011/pdf 10.26803/ijlter.21.3.16
spellingShingle Tengku Mohamed, Tengku Farhanan
Roslan, Samsilah
Zaremohzzabieh, Zeinab
Ahrari, Seyedali
Relationship between spirituality, nature connectedness, and burnout of schoolteachers during online classes amid Covid-19 pandemic: the moderating role of gender
title Relationship between spirituality, nature connectedness, and burnout of schoolteachers during online classes amid Covid-19 pandemic: the moderating role of gender
title_full Relationship between spirituality, nature connectedness, and burnout of schoolteachers during online classes amid Covid-19 pandemic: the moderating role of gender
title_fullStr Relationship between spirituality, nature connectedness, and burnout of schoolteachers during online classes amid Covid-19 pandemic: the moderating role of gender
title_full_unstemmed Relationship between spirituality, nature connectedness, and burnout of schoolteachers during online classes amid Covid-19 pandemic: the moderating role of gender
title_short Relationship between spirituality, nature connectedness, and burnout of schoolteachers during online classes amid Covid-19 pandemic: the moderating role of gender
title_sort relationship between spirituality, nature connectedness, and burnout of schoolteachers during online classes amid covid-19 pandemic: the moderating role of gender
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