WORK OVERLOAD AMONG FEMALE CHILEAN TEACHERS: THE MODERATING ROLE OF CONTROL AND SOCIAL SUPPORT

Abstract

The present study evaluated the moderating role that the variables “control” and “social support” play in the perception of work overload among female Chilean teachers. To this end, we conducted a cross-sectional design based on secondary data, as well as a simple moderation analysis with the responses of self-submitted questionnaires from 4,813 female Chilean teachers who, in 2019, taught “Language and Communication” and “Mathematics” in the 8th grade of elementary school. The results show that only the variable “social support” plays a moderating role in attenuating the harmful effect of overload on job satisfaction. In the final considerations, we analyze the theoretical implications and projections derived from the results.