Georgios Sideridis ^1* Mohammed Alghamdi ²

• ¹ Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
• ² King Saud University, Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Teacher burnout is a serious problem that requires quick attention and management since it not only compromises educational quality but also strains schools' financial resources. The purpose of the present study was to profile burnout indicators for teachers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A secondary goal was to evaluate the consistency of burnout profiles between elementary and secondary school teachers. Participants were 703 teachers who participated in the TIMSS 2019 and were part of the measurement in Saudi Arabia and participated in this study. A series of nested latent class models were run using 1-6 classes to identify an optimal number of interpretable subgroups (latent classes) that best describe the latent construct of teacher burnout in the elementary and high school setting. The most important finding was that more than one-third of the teachers reported high levels of burnout irrespective of education level or gender. Furthermore, teachers' experience and age were positive predictors of burnout with older teachers having significantly elevated levels of burnout. Gender on the other hand did not play a significant moderating role in teachers' levels of burnout. Reducing the number of students in each class, reorganizing the administrative work that has to be done, adding more support personnel to classrooms, and increasing time management skills and tactics via professional development programs are all potential solutions that might help alleviate the problem of teacher burnout. health symptoms include depression, anxiety, and other stress-related diseases (Aloe et al., 2014). Additionally, it disturbs the learning environment and hurts the morale of other instructors (Brock & Grady, 2002). Therefore, school policies need to prevent teacher burnout by continuously monitoring workloads, offering support and professional development, and providing incentives. This is proposed not only as a means to maintain the quality of instruction and the financial security of the schools but also to ensure the physical and mental health of the teachers who are the most significant resource for students' education and development outside the home.