Burnout in Female Educators: The Role of Big Five Personality Types

Abstract

Burnout is a condition of exhaustion due to the depletion of an individual’s mental state, due to the demands of life. Female educators in Indonesia face a high risk of burnout due to their multiple roles and the scope that increases the possibility of burnout. One of the factors that can influence the occurrence of burnout is personality. This study aimed to examine empirically the influence of the Big Five personality on burnout in female educators in Indonesia. This study was quantitative and was conducted by giving the Maslach-Trisni Burnout Inventory (M-TBI) scale to measure burnout and the International Personality Item Pool-Big Five Factor Marker (IPIP-BFM-50) to measure the Big Five personality type. The population in this study was female educators who worked as teachers or lecturers in Indonesia, with convenience sampling techniques, and obtained 407 samples. The results showed that the Big Five personality (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness) had a significant effect on burnout (p < .001). Each personality type showed a role in reducing the burnout rate of female educators in Indonesia. This study also found that of the five personality types studied, conscientiousness has the greatest influence on burnout, which was 14.20%. This finding highlights that conscientiousness is an important protective factor for burnout in female educators.