Modelling occupational stress and burnout in portuguese university teachers by using structural equation models

The aim of the present study is to test a hypothetical model to analyze the mediating role of cognitive appraisal on the relation between occupational stress and burnout. A sample of 333 teachers was collected from a public university in the north of Portugal. The participants answered a protocol with measures of stress on academic sta , cognitive appraisal of work activity, and a burnout inventory for educators. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to evaluate the mediating e ects. Results con rmed that cognitive appraisals partially explained the relationship between occupational stress and burnout at work, turning these variables a promising underlying mechanism for explaining adaptation at work.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT