Levels of Psychological Burnout Among Female Special-Education Teachers Working with Children with Disabilities: A Comparative Study between Jordan and Qatar

The study aimed to discover the levels of psychological burnout (PB) among female special-education (FSE) teachers in inclusive schools in Jordan and Qatar, and to examine relationships between some demographic variables and PB. A random sample of 314 FSE teachers participated in the study by completing the study scale (Maslach PB inventory (MBI)); 30 teachers were later interviewed. The results showed a low level of psychological burnout among FSE teachers. The level of psychological burnout was moderate regarding emotional exhaustion, whereas it was low regarding depersonalisation and a sense of reduced personal accomplishment. The results also showed that the main predictors of psychological burnout were the age of the teacher (for the depersonalisation) and the level of disabilities of the child for whom they were responsible (for both depersonalisation and lack of a sense of personal accomplishment factors). More studies should be conducted to explore the factors that cause emotional PB among FSE teachers.