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    Assessment of burnout and life satisfaction among secondary school teachers in Osogbo
    (Obafemi Awolowo University, 2016) Adedoyin, Folake Funke
    The study assessed level of burnout and life satisfaction among secondary school teachers in Osogbo. It determined the relationship between burnout and life satisfaction. The study also determined the sociodemographic factors associated with burnout and life satisfaction. This was with a view to designing intervention programs towards reducing burnout among teachers. The study employed a cross sectional survey design. A sample size of 400 was determined using Kish formula and a multistage sampling technique was used. In the first stage, the teachers were stratified by type into private and public secondary schools. In the second stage, proportionate sampling method was used to determine the number of teachers to be sampled from each strata and in the third stage teachers were selected using simple random sampling method. The Life Satisfaction Scale Questionnaire (LSSQ) was used to assess different components of life satisfaction among the teachers. Burnout was measured using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).Both instruments has been previously used in this environment. Permission was obtained from Ministry of Education and ethical approval was obtained from Ministry of Education Research and Ethics Committee. The results showed that 94% of the teachers had burnout experience, while 72.5% of the teachers expressed satisfaction with their lives. There was a statistically significant association between burnout and academic qualification ( x2=17.57, p=0.004), selected life satisfaction subscales that were significantly correlated with burnout include marriage (r=0.22, p=0.01), financial satisfaction (r=0.11, p=0.05), life condition (r=-0.118, p=0.05). Dream realization (r=-0.16, p=0.01) and family satisfaction (r=-0.10, p=0.05). The study concluded that burnout is a common problem among secondary school teachers and its affects their life satisfaction.