Thriving or surviving?: work engagement and burnout profiles among early-career teachers

Pavin Ivanec, Tea and Petrović, Dora and Marušić, Iris (2026) Thriving or surviving?: work engagement and burnout profiles among early-career teachers. Društvena istraživanja, 35 (2). pp. 1-21. ISSN 1330-0288 (Print), 1848-6096 (Online)

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Abstract

IN ENGLISH: The aim of this study was to identify early-career teachers' profiles based on their occupational well-being, i.e. work engagement and burnout, and to examine differences in job satisfaction and planned persistence in the teaching profession across these profiles. A total of 599 subject teachers with up to 5 years of teaching experience completed an online questionnaire assessing their occupational well-being and related outcomes. Latent profile analysis identified three distinct profiles: highly engaged (50.3%), moderately engaged (43.7%), and at risk (6.0%). Whereas highly and moderately engaged profiles reflected high to moderate levels of work engagement and low levels of burnout, the at risk profile reflected around-average levels of both work engagement and burnout. Teachers in the highly engaged profile reported the highest job satisfaction and strongest intention to remain in the profession, followed by those in the moderately engaged profile, whereas at risk teachers had the lowest levels of satisfaction and planned persistence. These findings support previous research, emphasising the critical role of occupational well-being in fostering teacher retention and job satisfaction. --------------- IN CROATIAN: Cilj ovog rada bio je identificirati profile učitelja u ranoj fazi karijere na temelju njihove profesionalne dobrobiti, odnosno radne angažiranosti i sagorijevanja, te ispitati razlike u zadovoljstvu poslom i namjeri ostanka u učiteljskoj profesiji između profila. Ukupno 599 predmetnih učitelja do pet godina radnog iskustva u nastavi ispunilo je mrežni upitnik kojim su procjenjivali svoju profesionalnu dobrobit i povezane ishode. Analizom latentnih profila identificirana su tri distinktivna profila učitelja: visoko angažirani (50,3 %), umjereno angažirani (43,7 %) i u riziku (6,0 %). Dok su visoko i umjereno angažirani učitelji iskazali visoke, odnosno umjerene razine radne angažiranosti i niske razine sagorijevanja, učitelje u riziku karakterizirale su prosječne razine obaju pokazatelja. Učitelji visoko angažiranoga profila iskazali su najveće zadovoljstvo poslom i najveću namjeru ostanka u profesiji, potom su slijedili učitelji umjereno angažiranoga profila, dok su učitelji u riziku iskazali najniže razine zadovoljstva i namjere ostanka. Ovi rezultati potvrđuju ranija istraživanja, naglašavajući ključnu ulogu profesionalne dobrobiti u poticanju zadovoljstva poslom učitelja i njihova zadržavanja u profesiji.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Language: English. - Title in Croatian: Napredovati ili preživjeti?: profili radne angažiranosti i sagorijevanja učitelja u ranoj fazi karijere.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Teachers' occupational well-being, work engagement, burnout, early-career teachers, person-centred approach (profesionalna dobrobit učitelja, radna angažiranost, sagorijevanje, učitelji u ranoj fazi karijere, pristup usmjeren na osobu)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology L Education > L Education (General)
Depositing User:	Karolina
Date Deposited:	13 Apr 2026 07:05
Last Modified:	13 Apr 2026 07:05
URI:	http://idiprints.knjiznica.idi.hr/id/eprint/1296

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