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Volume :9 Issue : 3 2002
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Type-A Behavior and Job Burnout: A Cross- Cultural Study
Auther : Muhammad Jamal
This study examined the relationship of Global Type-A behavior and is components (time pressure and hard driving/competitiveness) with overall burnout, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, lack of accomplishment and job stress and job satisfaction among teachers in Canada and Pakistan. Data were collected by means of a structured questionnaire from teachers employed in publicly funded institutions in metropolitan cities in Canada (N= 420) and Pakistan (N=335). Pearson correlations were used to analyze the data. In both countries, Global Type- A behavior was significantly related to overall burnout and its three dimensions, and job stress and job satisfaction. Limited support for differential effects of Type-A behavior components (time pressure and hard driving/ competitiveness) on dependent variables was found in both countries. Implications of the findings are discussed for future researchers on the topic of burnout and Type-A behavior pattern.