A path analysis of psychosocial factors on job burnout in first aid medical staff

Abstract

Objective To analyze the psychosocial influential factors on job burnout and their interaction models in first aid medical staff. Method A survey was carried out concerning job burnout status, job stress, job overload, work-family conflict, overall job satisfaction, coping styles and social support in 504 first aid medical staffs, by which to seek the psychosocial influential factors of job burnout status and explore their interaction models using stepwise multivariable regression and path analysis. Result (1) The stepwise multivariable regression on the job burnout showed that job overload, work stress, work-family conflict, overall work satisfaction and negative coping style were the key social-psychological influential factors in job burnout(F=90.562, P=0.001). (2) The path analysis showed that the job overload was the major event caused the work stress, and work stress played a direct and indirect roles in the level of job burnout in first aid medical staff, and the work-family conflict and overall work satisfaction was disposition factors of job burnout with direct actions and indirect actions. The negative coping style was an intermedium link between work stress and job burnout. Conclusion Decrease of work intensity and change of bad coping styles can be effective on job burnout in first aid medical staff. Key words: First aid medical staff; Job burnout; Psychosocial factors; Path analysis