Significant positive correlation is detected between economic motive and emotional exhaustion among both urban and rural school teachers.
There is a significant positive correlation between career growth motive and all professional burn-out scales among rural school teachers. The results also show that there is a positive correlation between career growth motive, depersonalisation and reduced personal accomplishment among urban school teachers. In contrast, emotional exhaustion and career growth do not correlate for urban teachers’ group, although there is a significant
positive correlation between reduced personal accomplishment and relationships with administration.