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Overcoming Burnout in Modern Society: Strategies for Enhancing Well-Being, Finding Support, and Redefining Success in the Workplace and Beyond

A special issue of Societies (ISSN 2075-4698).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2026 | Viewed by 3414

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Yvonne Thai

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College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, California Baptist University, Riverside, CA 92504, USA
Interests: pastoral burnout; educator burnout; emotional labor morality; organizations & institutions; religion; curriculum development; teaching modalities
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Dr. Thomas Frederick

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College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, California Baptist University, Riverside, CA 92504, USA
Interests: marriage and family therapy; integration of christianity and psychology; theology; worldview; counseling theory; faith learning integration
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Dr. Scott Dunbar

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School of Business, California Baptist University, Riverside, CA 92504, USA
Interests: religious coping; differentiation of self; mindfulness; alternatives to traditional textbooks
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Societies is intended to explore burnout as experienced across various occupational contexts and its impacts on individuals’ mental, emotional, physical, and social well-being. Burnout is recognized as an occupational phenomenon characterized by emotional and physical exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced effectiveness. Burnout negatively impacts workers by decreasing productivity, increasing job turnover, and lowering job satisfaction, among other consequences. In this issue, burnout is not framed as an individual dilemma, but rather as a social problem. In modern society, workers increasingly feel compelled to achieve, optimize, and produce. Society is fueled by high workplace demands, a culture of busyness, and technology that promotes an always-on mentality. In response to these shifts, this Special Issue seeks contributors from various fields to provide a multidisciplinary perspective on overcoming burnout, including but not limited to strategies for enhancing well-being, finding support and resources, managing self-care, and redefining and reclaiming the concept of success in the workplace and other contexts.

Contributions have to follow one of the three categories of papers (article, conceptual paper, or review) of the journal and address the topic of the Special Issue.

Abstract Submission Deadline: 15th March 2026. 
Full Paper Submission Deadline: 15th July 2026. 

Dr. Yvonne Thai
Dr. Thomas Frederick
Dr. Scott Dunbar
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Keywords

  • burnout
  • occupational stress
  • workplace stressors
  • job demands
  • burnout
  • prevention
  • burnout intervention
  • burnout strategies
  • modern workplace

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Employment Precarity as an Organizational Determinant of Teacher Burnout and Mental Health: Validation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey Among Greek Primary Education Teachers
by Evangelia Ntouka, Hera Antonopoulou, Eleni Rekka, Evgenia Gkintoni and Constantinos Halkiopoulos
Societies 2026, 16(2), 52; https://doi.org/10.3390/soc16020052 - 9 Feb 2026
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Background and Objectives: Professional burnout among primary education teachers (including kindergarten and primary school grades 1–6 educators) threatens educator mental health, wellbeing, and educational quality through emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. Understanding burnout patterns and risk factors is essential for developing [...] Read more.
Background and Objectives: Professional burnout among primary education teachers (including kindergarten and primary school grades 1–6 educators) threatens educator mental health, wellbeing, and educational quality through emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. Understanding burnout patterns and risk factors is essential for developing mental health promotion interventions in educational settings. This study investigated burnout prevalence, demographic correlates, and psychometric properties of the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey (MBI-ES) among Greek primary teachers to document burnout levels and identify well-being vulnerabilities during the post-acute pandemic recovery period (September–November 2022). The cross-sectional design, without pre-pandemic baseline data, precludes causal attribution of burnout patterns to pandemic effects. Materials and Methods: A convenience sample of 126 primary education teachers (102 female, 24 male) from Aitoloakarnania, Greece completed the 22-item MBI-ES assessing emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment during September–November 2022. Confirmatory factor analysis validated the three-dimensional structure. Independent-samples t-tests examined differences in burnout by employment status (permanent vs. substitute), school type (kindergarten vs. primary school), and demographic characteristics. Results: Confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-factor MBI-ES structure with acceptable model fit (χ2(162) = 8785.41, p < 0.001; CFI = 0.900; TLI = 0.880; RMSEA = 0.080 [0.065, 0.090]; SRMR = 0.080). Teachers reported moderate emotional exhaustion (M = 20.3, SD = 8.9), low depersonalization (M = 4.8, SD = 4.2), and moderate-to-high personal accomplishment (M = 38.2, SD = 6.7). Substitute teachers demonstrated significantly higher emotional exhaustion (M = 23.7, SD = 9.1) compared to permanent teachers (M = 18.4, SD = 8.2), t(124) = −3.36, p = 0.001, d = 0.62, indicating employment precarity as a mental health risk factor. Conclusions: The study validates the MBI-ES for Greek primary education contexts and identifies employment precarity as a significant risk factor for compromised teacher mental health and wellbeing. Findings suggest mental health promotion strategies targeting job security, professional development support, and administrative assistance may enhance psychological well-being and reduce burnout vulnerability, particularly among substitute teachers facing employment uncertainty. Supporting teacher mental health represents a critical investment in both educator wellbeing and educational quality. Full article
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The Impact of Role Overload on Female Hoteliers’ Intention to Quit: The Mediating Role of Work–Family Conflict and the Moderating Role of Co-Worker Support
by Hazem Ahmed Khairy and Wagih M. E. Salama
Societies 2026, 16(2), 39; https://doi.org/10.3390/soc16020039 - 26 Jan 2026
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This study examines the impact of role overload on female hoteliers’ intention to quit, highlighting the mediating role of work–family conflict and the moderating role of co-worker support. Drawing on Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, the research conceptualizes role overload as a key [...] Read more.
This study examines the impact of role overload on female hoteliers’ intention to quit, highlighting the mediating role of work–family conflict and the moderating role of co-worker support. Drawing on Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, the research conceptualizes role overload as a key job demand that depletes employees’ personal and emotional resources, triggering strain and turnover intentions. Data were collected from 255 full-time female employees working in five-star hotels in Egypt and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) via WarpPLS software version 8. The findings reveal that role overload significantly increases both work–family conflict and intention to quit, while work–family conflict partially mediates the relationship between role overload and turnover intentions. Moreover, co-worker support plays a crucial buffering role, weakening the positive effects of both role overload and work–family conflict on intention to quit. The study contributes to hospitality research by providing a gender-sensitive understanding of how high-demand hotel environments affect female employees’ retention and highlights the importance of co-worker support as a practical intervention to mitigate turnover among women employees. These insights offer valuable guidance for hotel managers aiming to enhance employee well-being and reduce attrition in luxury hotel settings. Full article
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