Asia Pacific Education Review

, Volume 18, Issue 4, pp 573–583 | Cite as

Job satisfaction as a moderator on the relationship between burnout and scholarly productivity among counseling faculty in the U.S.

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Abstract

This study examined the relationship between faculty burnout and scholarly productivity, as well as job satisfaction as a moderator, among 251 counseling faculty in the U.S. Faculty burnout was predictive of scholarly productivity. Job satisfaction moderated the relationship between faculty burnout and scholarly productivity. Implications for counseling faculty and higher education institutions are discussed.

Keywords

Counseling faculty Scholarly productivity Burnout Job satisfaction Higher education 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Counseling and Human DevelopmentUniversity of LouisvilleLouisvilleUSA
  2. 2.California State University SacramentoSacramentoUSA
  3. 3.Penn State UniversityState CollegeUSA

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