The results revealed that existing studies primarily focus on key themes such as stress, self-efficacy, social support and job satisfaction within the literature on teacher occupational burnout, while

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Five decades of teacher burnout research (1970–2024): A comprehensive bibliometric analysis (2025) · doi

  The results revealed that existing studies primarily focus on key themes such as stress, self-efficacy, social support and job satisfaction within the literature on teacher occupational burnout, while critical aspects such as classroom environment, emotional intelligence and work-family conflict remain underexplored.

  Keywords: revealed existing primarily focus themes stress self efficacy social support satisfaction within literature teacher occupational
• An examination of US first-year teachers’ risk for occupational stress: associations with professional preparation and occupational health (2017) · doi

  Previous research has demonstrated associations between teacher stress and occupational burnout, but few studies have attempted to operationalize a central tenet of most stress theories, namely that teachers’ appraisals of their classroom demands vis-à-vis their classroom resources is a central driver of vulnerability to stress.

  Keywords: stress central classroom previous associations teacher occupational burnout attempted operationalize tenet theories namely teachers appraisals
• Hubungan Tekanan Kerja dan Pengurusan Bilik Darjah dalam Kalangan Guru Sekolah Rendah di Daerah Klang (Work Stress and Classroom Management Among Klang District Primary School Teachers) (2022) · doi

  The implication is that the causes of high work stress among teachers need to be studied so that it can be overcome for example by diversifying tasks and responsibilities by using various instruments and alternative methods, equipment and teaching aids, as well as using strategies and methods of group problem solving tactics.

  Keywords: using implication causes high stress among teachers need studied overcome example diversifying tasks responsibilities various