The purpose of this master thesis was to identify stress levels – burnout – of physical education teachers in connection with responsiveness to abuse among students. We were interested in the following topics: to which extend are physical education teachers exposed to burnout; if, how often or which abuses are they recognising among students; how are they acting in case of abuse (report of abuse), and the most important, how are their levels of burnout/ stress influencing their perception of signs of abuse, or their responsiveness to abuse among students. We were also researching differences among physical education teachers in primary and in high schools in the context of gender. Firstly, the data was collected by means of standardised questionnaire RESTQ-76, which measures the stress levels of an individual, moreover, the questionnaire is researching if the individual is experiencing burnout or similar. Secondly, the data was also collected by means of questionnaire, which was prepared by the author herself and tackled recognition of the signs of abuse. The data was analysed with Microsoft Excel 2013 and statistical programme IBM SPSS 24. Variance analysis was used to compare individual groups, and Pearson’s coefficient of correlation was used to identify the correlation between abuse recognition and burnout. 164 physical education teachers (91 men, 73 women) took part in the research. Their age was between 25 and more than 60 years. The questionnaire was filled out by 113 primary school physical education teachers and 51 high school physical education teachers. We have reached the following conclusions: higher stress levels (burnout) are badly influencing the responsiveness to abuse; physical education teachers who are not subject to stress or are generally happier (satisfied, pleased), better recognise the signs of abuse among students and act accordingly. The participants most commonly recognised the physical signs of abuse (bruises, fractures, sprains and burns) and also the signs of sexual and emotional abuse.
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