Abstract
This study aimed to clarify the suppression model of burnout by investigating the relationships between work motivations, teachers’ identity for extracurricular sports activities and burnout. The participants were 310 junior high school teachers (male: 193, female: 117, age: M=38.33, SD=12.04) and they completed questionnaires (Measure of Multi-faceted Work Motivations in Japan, teachers’ identity scale for extracurricular sports activities, Japanese-translated Maslach Burnout Inventory). In the results of path analysis, the hypothesized model demonstrated goodness of fit and validity of the original suppression model of burnout. In addition, this study showed that cooperation motivation and teachers’ identity are related. Also, it revealed that accomplishment motivation, coach identity, and teachers’ identity were associated. In other words, this study suggests the need to continue to work to build good relationships with colleagues and to stay alert until they complete their duties.
