Occupational stress, burnout, job dissatisfaction and turnover intentions among senior high school teachers in Cape Coast Metropolis, Ghana

Abstract

This study assessed occupational stress, burnout, job dissatisfaction and turnover intentions among Senior High School teachers in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The descriptive survey design was used for the study. The census method was used to involve all the 520 teachers in the selected public Senior High Schools in the Cape Coast Metropolis. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics (frequencies and percentages) and inferential statistics (Pearson Product Moment Correlation, independent samples t-test, regression and ANOVA) were employed for the data analysis. The findings showed low to moderate levels of occupational stress, burnout, job dissatisfaction and turnover intentions among the teachers engaged in the research. The study also revealed a significant relationship between occupational stress and burnout among teachers in the Cape Coast Metropolis. Also, the study showed that there was no significant relationship between burnout and job dissatisfaction among SHS teachers in the Cape Coast Metropolis. However, there was a significant relationship between burnout and turnover intentions among the group of studied teachers. In addition, the findings of the study showed that occupational stress has a significant impact on turnover intentions among teachers, though, burnout had no significant impact on turnover intentions among the studied teachers. Based on the findings and the conclusions drawn, it was recommended that the Ghana Education Service (GES) and other analogous institutions should consciously re-design the responsibilities of teachers in the classroom in such a way that it may reduce the occupational stress, burnout and turnover intentions teachers experience on their jobs.