Burnout and Beyond

Exploring How Work Environment, Self‐Efficacy, and Emotional Exhaustion and Job Security Drive Quitting Intentions Among Newly Recruited Teachers in Sindh, Pakistan

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ID21376664
AuthorsYusra Perveen (Department of Business Administration Sukkur IBA University Sindh Pakistan), Ali Raza (0000-0001-7043-2472, Department of Business Administration Sukkur IBA University Sindh Pakistan, corresponding author), Mohammad Jamal Khan (0000-0002-4675-9288, Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences Saudi Electronic University Yanbu Branch Saudi Arabia), Sheema Matloob (0000-0002-5502-5673, School of Management Universiti Sains Malaysia Penang Malaysia), Ali Said JABOOB (0000-0003-1233-4211, Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship Dhofar University Oman)
Year2025
Volume62
Issue9
Pages3638-3653
Publication date2025-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychology in the Schools (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-3085 • E-ISSN: 1520-6807
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/pits.23564
OpenAlexW4410892567
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited99

Turnover among teachers has become an escalating issue globally, including in Pakistan, where a severe shortage of qualified teachers characterizes a struggling educational system. To counter the shortage, the government hired a large pool of qualified teachers for schools through a merit‐based recruitment drive, but the newly recruited teachers also showed intent to leave their jobs. Therefore, based on the Banudura (1981) self‐efficacy theory (SET), the present study aims to investigate the influence of work environment (WE) and self‐efficacy (SE) to predict the intention to quit (ITQ) through the mediation of emotional exhaustion (EE) among newly recruited teachers in Sindh, Pakistan. The present study also explored the moderating role of job security (JS) to examine the ITQ. The study employed a quantitative‐cross‐sectional research design. Data were collected purposively from 218 newly recruited teachers working in various cities in Sindh, Pakistan—statistical software packages include SPSS 24 and Smart PLS 4 for descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing. The findings show that positive WE with high SE has a negative significant relationship with EE, further lowering the ITQ. In addition, EE mediates the relationship between WE, SE, and ITQ, while JS moderates the link between EE and ITQ, explaining that school teachers with high JS are less likely to quit their jobs despite high EE. The study offers various theoretical perspectives under the umbrella of SET to understand ITQ among teachers and also proposes practical insights to improve teacher retention through specific interventions to de‐escalate the rising issue

Burnout · Developmental psychology · Emotional exhaustion · Job satisfaction · Job security · Self-efficacy · Work (physics) · Work environment · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Emotional Intelligence and Performance · Employment and Welfare Studies · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology

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