Level of Burnout and Job Satisfaction Among Kuala Langat Community College Lecturers

This study aims to identify the level of burnout and job satisfaction among Kuala Langat Community College lecturers. The objective of this study is to measure and identify the relationship between the level of burnout and job satisfaction among lecturers. The study sample was carried out involving 92 respondents. Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and Job Descriptive Index (JDI) were used as research instruments. Data has been analyzed using Statistical Packages for Social Science (SPSS) version 19. The findings show burnout levels among lecturers is at medium level for personal achievement subscale and a low level for emotional exhaustion and depersonalization subscale. The level of job satisfaction is at a moderate level. The results of the correlation analysis test also found that there is a significant negative linear relationship between the level of burnout and level of job satisfaction but in a weak context in which Pearson Correlation (r) value is 0.321 which is in the weak correlation range (r =-0.321, p < 0.01). Hence, the findings of this study can be used by the Human Resource Development Division to carry out strategies for mitigating burnout and increasing job satisfaction among lecturers.