Relation between Burnout Syndrome and Resilience in Higher Teaching Activity

Abstract

The objective of this research was to analyze the relationship between burnout and resilience in teachers at a public university in the State of Ceará, Brazil. It is a case study, quantitative, descriptive and explanatory. Data were collected through questionnaires: characterization of respondents, MBI-ED scale and Human Resilience. In the canonical correlation, a low explanatory power was observed between the constructs. The modeling of structural equations indicated that the dimensions self-sufficiency, sense of life, equanimity and perseverance of resilience, presented significant results to act in the protection of some dimensions of Burnout Syndrome.