Emotional Burnout Syndrome Research Articles

A Consideration on Emotional Labour, Burnout Syndrome and Job Performance: The Case of Health Institutions

The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between emotional labour which is defined as workers’ exhibiting appropriate emotions designated by the organization towards the customers of the organization, and burnout syndrome and job performance. Accordingly, a field research based on survey method was conducted on the employees of a health institution operating in the province of Konya. As a result of the research, statistically significant relationship was found between emotional labour and burnout. In addition, it was found that job performance was decreasing as burnout levels were increasing and there was a statistically significant relationship between emotional labour level and job performance of workers. In addition, it was determined that there was a statistically significant relationship between the level of emotional labor and job performance of the employees. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2013.v4n10p532

1858 – The influence of the emotionally negative tv-news plots with real violence on the psychological state of human

Numerous governmental and non-governmental health organizations report significant harmful effects of TV news containing violent episodes. The aim of this study was to investigate immediate reactions on watching violent news stories, as well as delayed consequences of it. 53 healthy volunteers (women and men) - first-year students aged 17 to 22 years participated in this study. Psychological testing was performed before and after the demonstration of set of videos containing violent episodes. We used the following tests: Syndrome of emotional burnout (by Boyko, adapted for students), WAM (Well-being, Activity, Mood), State Anxiety Inventory by C. Spielberger, Y. Hanin, Internal Aggression test by S. Dayhoff, and Aggression Test by A. Assinger (assessment of aggressiveness in the relationship). Facial reactions observed while watching to the TVplots were recorded with video camera. The results of psychological tests demonstrated that watching to the negative TVnews plots increased state anxiety and decreased internal aggression; it also worsened well-being, mood, and reduced activity. We found direct correlation between burnout and changes in state anxiety, and inverse correlation between burnout and changes in well-being; watching to violent plots caused such emotions as fear, anger, and abomination. It should be noted that we couldn‘t find interrelations between burnout and a set of mimic reaction. Thus, our results suggest that violence in TV news exert significant influence on the psychological condition of the participants.

Emotional burnout syndrome among dentists

Aim. To study the emotional burnout syndrome among dentists in relation to age, gender, work experience and specialization. Methods. Examined were 200 dentists enrolled for training at the Department of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Institute of Postgraduate Education of Bashkir State Medical University in 2010/2011 academic year. The test of V.V. Boiko «Methods of diagnosing the level of emotional burnout» was used. Results. Symptoms of emotional burnout were found in 53.8% of respondents. The magnitude of the phases of emotional burnout was independent of age, gender, length of service as a dentist (p 0.05). When accounting for occupational specialization differences were found in the entry «driven into a cage» (p=0.019). This symptom was most pronounced in dental therapists, followed by dental surgeons. Among dentists-orthopedists the symptom of «emotional detachment» was predominant (p=0.027). Conclusion. Emotional burnout syndrome develops in the course of professional activities of a dentist, professional specialization of the dentist affects the development of this syndrome.

Should psychosocial factors be taken into account when developing and implementing population-level preventive programmes?

Aim. To assess social status and selected psychological characteristics in organised urban populations from 5 Russian regions; to compare the results with the prevalence of traditional risk factors (RFs) and chronic disease. Material and methods. In 2009-2010, representative samples of organised populations from 5 Russian cities were examined (total n=2227, 1336 women and 891 men). The questionnaires assessed socioeconomic status (SES), as well as somatic and psychological health. The assessed psychological parameters included Lifestyle Index (LI), psychological resilience mechanisms (PRM), social adaptation, sanogenic reflection, Eysenck phychoticism scale, personal moral potential, emotional burnout syndrome, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The examination included the measurement of blood pressure, heart rate, waist circumference, and hips circumference. Results. The proportion of higher-educated people ranged from 82% in Nalchik to 29,3% in Omsk. Low self-rated wealth levels were highly prevalent (from 10,4-13% to 40,4%). Arterial hypertension was registered in 1,29% and 1,64% of men and women aged 25-34 years. In people aged 65-74 years, the respective figures were 60% and 75,8%. Obesity (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2) was registered in over 50% of the participants from all social groups. Negative (pathological) levels of LI significantly correlated with the majority of somatic diseases (р<0,001) and psychological disorders (р<0,007). In women, negative PRM were significantly more prevalent than in men (р<0,007). In those aged under 50 years, the prevalence of negative PRM was lower (up to 28%) than in those aged 50-60 years (37,8%), or 60-75 years (57,7%) (р<0,001). Conclusion. The development and implementation of population-level preventive programmes should take into account not only morbidity levels and traditional RFs, but also psychosocial features of the respective population groups.

Experimental study of emotional burnout syndrome among the persons with high-creativity

Experimental study of emotional burnout syndrome among the persons with high-creativity

Relationship between emotional intelligence and burnout syndrome in sport teachers of secondary schools

This research was carried out to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and burnout syndrome on sport teachers of secondary schools. The sample in this study consisted of 183 subjects of male sport teachers that selected by a systematic stratified sampling method from among of teachers in Iran- Khuzestan province. These subjects had more than 5 years job history and they did not have special mental illness or disorder history. In this research, two questionnaires were used to collect data, such as emotional intelligence questionnaire Syber yashring and burnout syndrome questionnaire Maslach. This research is correlation type so to analyze the data, were used Pearson correlation co-efficient and Analysis of Regression. Research findings showed there is a significant relationship between emotional intelligence and burnout Syndrome(r=-0.627). Also there are relationship between burnout syndrome and emotional intelligence components. The level of significant in this study was P<0.01.

ВЗАИМОСВЯЗЬ СИНДРОМА ЭМОЦИОНАЛЬНОГО ВЫГОРАНИЯ И ЦЕННОСТНОЙ СФЕРЫ ЛИЧНОСТИ В ПРОЦЕССЕ ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОЙ СОЦИАЛИЗАЦИИ В ЭКСТРЕМАЛЬНЫХ УСЛОВИЯХ

The relation of the emotional burnout syndrome and of the value sphere of a personality on the basis of the dates of the factor analysis is considered in this paper. The social-psychological aspect of the burnout problem of a personality in the process of its professional socialization in the extremal conditions is substantiated.

Emotional burn-out in official teachers, Medellín, Colombia, 2005

Exploring signs of emotional and physical weakness or Burnout syndrome in qualified teachers in Medellin, Colombia, 2005. A cross-sectional study was applied to a random bi-stage sample of 239 teachers who filled in a questionnaire by themselves to explore demographic, work and social variables and dimensions of the Burnout syndrome, according to the Maslach Burnout Inventary (MBI). The findings showed that 23.4% of the sample presented signs of Burnout and a further 23.4% were at risk of suffering it; emotional weakness and depersonalisation were present in both subgroups. A relationship between Burnout signs and some of the variables studied was found. It is suggested that personal, family and social variables potentially associated with the syndrome should be explored more deeply.

Significance of working conditions on burnout in anesthetists

The influence of working conditions on the development of burnout syndrome was assessed in anesthetists working at a university hospital. Self-reporting questionnaires were used to assess physical health and emotional well-being (Health and Stress Profile), burnout syndrome (Maslach Burnout Inventory) and working conditions (Instrument for Stress-Oriented Task Analysis) in anesthetists. Twenty-three anesthetists (25.8%) appeared to be at risk for burnout, and three anesthetists (3.4%) had already developed full-blown burnout syndrome. Anesthetists at risk for burnout more frequently suffered from limited complexity of work (P=0.001), lacking individual time control (P=0.004), lack of participation possibilities (P=0.012), and had more physical complaints (P=0.017) and greater job dissatisfaction (P=0.002) than did their colleagues with no burnout symptoms. Job conditions providing little opportunity to influence work pace and participation contribute to the development of burnout syndrome. Communication and contact with colleagues appear to be an important preventive regulative.