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[Proposal of a method for assessing burnout risk in teachers: the VA.RI.B.O (VAlutazione RIschio Burn-Out)]

Francesco Chirico ORCID Giuseppe Taino Nicola Magnavita ORCID Ines Giorgi Giuseppe Ferrari Maria Carmela Mongiovì Marcello Imbriani
Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia Vol. 41 No. 3 pp. 221-235 · PAGEPress Publications
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Abstract
 Introduction. Burnout syndrome (BOS) can be defined as a chronic work strain characterized by three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization (or cynicism), reduced professional effectiveness.BOS typically strikes the helping professions like the teachers. Objective. The aims of this study are: 1) clarify the concept of BOS, as currently configured in the international scientific literature; 2) analyze the psychosocial risk factors in teachers; 3) develop a methodology for the assessment and prevention of the risk of BOS in the teachers.Methods. The literature review followed some of the PRISMA guidelines criteria.Results and discussion. The results of the study highlight BOS as a risk factor specific and distinct from labor-related stress. A strategy called VA.RI.B.O is proposed (Burn-Out Recognition) for teachers.
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Francesco Chirico

Post-Graduate School of Occupational Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy; Health Service Department, Italian State Police, Ministry of the Interior, 20127 Milan, Italy

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Giuseppe Taino
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Nicola Magnavita

Postgraduate School of Occupational Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy; Department of Woman/Child & Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy

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Ines Giorgi
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Giuseppe Ferrari
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Maria Carmela Mongiovì
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Marcello Imbriani

Department of Environmental and Occupational Medicine Unit, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia, Italy.

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Francesco Chirico, Giuseppe Taino, Nicola Magnavita, et al. (2025). [Proposal of a method for assessing burnout risk in teachers: the VA.RI.B.O (VAlutazione RIschio Burn-Out)]. Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia, 41(3), 221-235. https://doi.org/10.4081/gimle.562