Emotional Exhaustion Research Articles

The moderating role of psychological power distance on the relationship between destructive leadership and emotional exhaustion

The moderating role of psychological power distance on the relationship between destructive leadership and emotional exhaustion

Strategic performance and work passion and their relationship to emotional exhaustion among futsal coaches

Strategic performance and work passion and their relationship to emotional exhaustion among futsal coaches

The effect of risk of contracting and fear of COVID-19 on burnout and job satisfaction in Polish teachers

BackgroundFear of COVID-19 and its related complications can negatively affect well-being and contribute to less effective daily and professional functioning. Based on Maslach’s burnout concept, this study aimed to verify the relationship between risk of contracting and fear of COVID-19, occupational burnout and job satisfaction in Polish teachers during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Participants and procedureThree hundred fifty-two teachers, aged between 22 and 68, participated in this study. In the studied sample, 252 people worked remotely, 41 in-person and 59 were hybrid workers. The Risk of Contracting COVID-19 Scale, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Brief Job Satisfaction Scale were used.ResultsRisk of contracting COVID-19 was positively related to fear of COVID-19 and emotional exhaustion. Moreover, fear of COVID-19 was negatively related to personal accomplishment and positively related to emotional exhaustion. Lastly, all three dimensions of occupational burnout were significantly related to job satisfaction. There was no direct relationship between fear of COVID-19 and job satisfaction. This relation was mediated by two scales of occupational burnout: personal accomplishment and emotional exhaustion. All three subscales of occupational burnout were significant predictors of job satisfaction, explaining 53% of its variance.ConclusionsThe current study showed a relationship between the risk perception of COVID-19, occupational burnout and job satisfac-tion in Polish teachers during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results obtained in the study may contrib-ute to the understanding of the effects of the pandemic for the professional group of educators.

The Role of Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Climate Towards Resilience at Work on Nurses

The issue of work resilience among nurses, manifested as physical and emotional exhaustion due to high job demands in healthcare environments. This study aims to examine the influence of workplace spirituality and organizational climate on resilience at work among nurses in the inpatient unit of RSUD Margono Soekarjo Purwokerto. A quantitative correlational approach was employed using a simple random sampling technique. The sample in this study comprised 165 nurses from the inpatient unit of RSUD Margono Soekarjo Purwokerto. The research instruments utilized were the Resilience At Work Scale (RAW Scale), Workplace Spirituality Scale (WSS), and Litwin and Stringer’s Organizational Climate Questionnaire (LSOCQ). The data analysis technique employed was multiple linear regression analysis. The findings indicate that both workplace spirituality and organizational climate can influence resilience at work. These two variables collectively account for 57.8% of the variance in resilience at work. Future researchers may delve more comprehensively into factors affecting nurses' work resilience and provide a stronger foundation for the development of policies and practices aimed at enhancing resilience.

"WISER" intervention to reduce healthcare worker burnout - 1 year follow up.

Test sustainability of Web-based Implementation for the Science of Enhancing Resilience (WISER) intervention efficacy in reducing healthcare worker (HCW) emotional exhaustion (EE), a key component of burnout. One-year follow-up of WISER RCT using two cohorts (one waitlist control with shortened intervention period) of HCWs of four NICUs each, to improve HCW well-being (primary outcome: EE). In Cohorts 1 and 2, 194 and 312 WISER initiators were identified by 1-year, and 99 and 80 completed 1-year follow-up, respectively. Combined cohort results showed that relative to baseline, at 1-year WISER decreased EE (-7.07 (95%CI: -10.22, -3.92), p < 0.001), depression (-4.49 (-6.81, -2.16), p = <0.001), and improved work-life integration (6.08 (4.25, 7.90), p = <0.001). EE continued to decline between 6-month and 1-year follow-up (p = 0.022). The percentage of HCWs reporting concerning outcomes was significantly decreased for EE (-10.9% (95%CI: -17.9%, -4.9%); p < 0.001), and secondary outcomes depression and work-life integration. WISER improves HCW well-being for at least 1 year. NCT02603133; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02603133.

Care for both victim-survivors and police investigators of rape and serious sexual offences in England and Wales

‘Care’ in a policing context naturally focuses on supporting victim-survivors. The aim of this article is to consider care for police officers who have regular exposure to rape and serious sexual offences cases and officer gender roles. We consider the care provided to (predominantly) female victim-survivors of rape and serious sexual offences by both male and female police officers and differences by gender in how officers support their own wellbeing. The overall findings, based on a cross-sectional survey, interviews and focus groups in five police forces in England and Wales, suggest that officers’ perceptions of their ability to cope and wellbeing are affected differently by gender. The quantitative findings suggest that rape and serious sexual offences officers have high levels of emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and burnout, but female officers are better at prioritising wellbeing than their male counterparts. This research recommends equipping officers through specialist rape and serious sexual offences training that recognises ‘care’ as a necessary component of policing.

Health-protective instinct and emotional exhaustion: The why and when perceived COVID-19 infectability emotionally drains frontline employees during a pandemic.

Health-protective instinct and emotional exhaustion: The why and when perceived COVID-19 infectability emotionally drains frontline employees during a pandemic.

Patterns of eating behaviors, physical activity, and lifestyle modifications among Bangladeshi adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background Several safety measures like movement restrictions, closure of educational institutions, and social distancing measures continue over the world including Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to examine the patterns of eating behaviors, physical activity, and lifestyle modifications among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic residing in Bangladesh. Methods A cross-sectional study was performed among 490 adolescents in Bangladesh from December 2020 to May 2021. The survey was carried out through a semi-structured web-based questionnaire that asked questions about socio-demographics (i.e., age, sex, marital status, education, residence), perceived health status and quality of life, anthropometrics (i.e., height, weight), dietary habits (i.e., frequency of eating, daily intake of certain foods, number of meals eaten daily), and physical activity (i.e., modified version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form [IPAQ-SF]), as well as, pre- and during COVID-19 information on stress, and sleep. Results During the pandemic, 43.7% participants reported weight gain; and 23.5% reported an increased number of meals per day during COVID-19. Additionally, the participants’ eating habits diverged from the local balanced diet principles and were more akin to ‘unhealthy’ eating patterns. Though, during the COVID-19 pandemic, physical exercise slightly increased (&gt;3 times/ week: 8.2% vs. 13.5%; p&lt;0.001) compared to pre-COVID-19 period, the screen time for entertainment increased drastically (&gt;5 hours/ week: 12.2% vs. 27.3%; p&lt;0.001). Compared to the pre-pandemic, a sizeable proportion of individuals experienced more physical tiredness, emotional exhaustion, irritation, and stress (p&lt;0.001) during the pandemic. During the pandemic, 47.5% of participants experienced different sleep difficulties. Conclusions Although lockdowns and social distancing are important safety measures to protect people from COVID-19, findings reveal that they might cause a variety of lifestyle changes, physical inactivity, and psychological issues in Bangladeshi adolescents.

Using Heart Rate Variability to Assess Nurses' Stress During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

This study aimed to assess subjective and objective parameters of stress among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic and to examine the recovery effect of a day off. In this prospective observational trial, we measured heart rate variability (using a wearable device) and perceived stress levels on 3 working days and 1 day off. We obtained the following data using an online questionnaire: working conditions, COVID-19-related problems, depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7), effort-reward imbalance, and work-family conflict in a sample of German nurses (N = 41). When comparing working days with a day off, we observed a significant difference for physical load (Cohen's d = 0.798, P < .001), mental load (Cohen's d = 0.660, P = .001), emotional exhaustion (Cohen's d = 0.945, P < .001), and overburdening (Cohen's d = 0.585, P = .002) with higher scores on working days. Regarding heart rate variability, we did not find a difference. Correlational analyses revealed a significant association between being afraid to get infected with COVID-19 and lower heart rate variability (r = -0.336, P = .045) and between being afraid to infect relatives and lower heart rate variability (r = -0.442, P = .007). Furthermore, a higher total sum score of work-family conflict was significantly associated with lower heart rate variability (r = -0.424, P = .01). As heart rate variability observations were different from those regarding subjectively perceived stress, further studies are needed to evaluate and differentiate the influence of work stress and other types of stress on heart rate variability.

Burnout Among Physicians With Disabilities

This survey study examines reported experiences of burnout, including emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, among physicians with disability.

Enfrentamento do burnout em preceptores e residentes de medicina: explorando estratégias

Burnout syndrome comprises symptoms of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a diminished sense of achievement,associated with stressful work environments. Medical residents and preceptors are at a high risk for the emergence of burnout. This study aimed to review institutional and individual strategies for addressing burnout in this population. It is an integrative review, with data collected from the PubMed database. Among organizational strategies, emphasis is placed on modifying work processes, organizing professional demands, improving communication, encouraging professional development, and establishing support services to prevent and manage burnout. From an individual perspective, healthy habits, spiritual pursuits, dedication to hobbies, meditation, and coping are highlighted. Burnout is an emerging mental health issue in residents and preceptors, necessitating the active involvement of institutions and professionals in the diagnosis and management of this condition.

Unmasking the influence of employees’ coping strategies on workplace bullying

ABSTRACT Bullying is known to impair employees’ emotional state; however, the employees’ coping strategies used to manage stress may contribute to employees’ emotional state and their exposure to workplace bullying. Hence, drawing from the Cognitive Theory of Stress and Coping and the Three-Way Model of Workplace Bullying, our study hypothesized a link between coping strategies and exposure to workplace bullying. We proposed that active coping (problem-oriented and seeking support) is negatively related to workplace bullying exposure, while passive coping (avoidance-oriented) is positively associated with bullying exposure. Emotional exhaustion was posited to mediate this association by decreasing the effect of the active and increasing the passive strategy. Results from employing PLS-SEM on data from 440 participants indicated that avoidance-oriented coping influences bullying exposure and emotional exhaustion positively. Problem-oriented coping mitigates emotional exhaustion with no impact on bullying exposure. While problem-oriented coping negatively affects emotional exhaustion, it demonstrates no effect on bullying exposure. The discussion delves into theoretical insights, practical implications, and paths for future research.

Effect of authentic leadership on nurses' stress, burnout, presenteeism during COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has burdened the health-care system and exposed nurses to immense stress. This study therefore aims to investigate nurses' mental well-being who are working with COVID-19-positive patients. Burnout leads to decreased productivity and manifests as emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation (cynicism) and low personal accomplishment (professional efficacy). Authentic leadership is built on a humanistic value system, which is the core value of nurses and other health-care professionals. This study therefore used authentic leadership as the independent variable. A cross-sectional quantitative research method was adopted by distributing validated online questionnaires to 1,334 nurses in a private pathology laboratory and 241 questionnaires were analysed with 93.4% female respondents. Multiple linear regression model testing was conducted. Multiple regression analyses showed statistically significant negative correlations between authentic leadership and emotional exhaustion, cynicism, job stress and job-stress-related presenteeism, and a positive correlation between authentic leadership and professional efficacy. This study provides empirical data to encourage organisations to focus on developing authentic leaders to decrease nurses' burnout, job stress and presenteeism. The health-care sector should strive to create an environment where nurses are valued and their talent is recognised to increase employee engagement and commitment. There were two contributions in this study: first, to determine whether there is a relationship between authentic leadership job stress and job-stress-related presenteeism. Second, to determine whether there is a relationship between authentic leadership and the three sub-constructs of burnout.

Practical Implications of the Organizational Commitment Model in Healthcare: The Case of Nurses

Background. In addition to the usual difficulty of managing human capital in any organization, healthcare institutions have other problems to solve arising from the circumstances and the very nature of the work they perform, such as the ethical pressure on staff, emotional exhaustion, the distribution of work shifts, or the general shortage for nurses. In many cases, this situation has an impact on the quality of care. Objective. The main objective of this research is to compile, in a single document, human resource practices that help health centre managers improve results in terms of performance and quality of care, as well as avoid the intention of abandoning the job, specifically related to the work of nurses. Methods. To this end, a systematic literature review has been performed based on 229 papers published in the Web of Science database, from which the practical implications for nurses proposed by these authors have been extracted. Results. The main results suggest that developing affective commitment helps to improve organizational performance and enhance patient safety culture. Furthermore, improving communication and meaningfulness of work, recognition by superiors, or job flexibility would improve the quality of outcomes, for the work of nurses. Conclusions and Implications for Nursing. Stimulating normative commitment, reducing excessive control, and paying attention to job burnout and job stress help combat the intention of voluntary turnover or leaving the job, especially in the case of nurses.

Effect of interventions to improve safety culture on healthcare workers in hospital settings: a systematic review of the international literature

BackgroundIn an era of safety systems, hospital interventions to build a culture of safety deliver organisational learning methodologies for staff. Their benefits to hospital staff are unknown. We examined the...

Supplemental Material for How Stable Is Student Teachers’ Emotional Exhaustion? Disentangling Different Components of Stability and Change Using the STARTS Model

Supplemental Material for How Stable Is Student Teachers’ Emotional Exhaustion? Disentangling Different Components of Stability and Change Using the STARTS Model

How stable is student teachers’ emotional exhaustion? Disentangling different components of stability and change using the STARTS model.

How stable is student teachers’ emotional exhaustion? Disentangling different components of stability and change using the STARTS model.

Comparative study of job burnout in Shanghai-based nurses against Maslach norm and Hangzhou norm.

This study aimed to analyze the trend in job burnout among nurses in Shanghai, China. The nursing profession globally faces a significant challenge due to aging populations, causing a human resources crisis. Job burnout notably impacts nurses' enthusiasm for work and their overall well-being. Understanding the trends in job burnout among nurses is crucial for addressing this issue. A cross-sectional study involving 799 nurses from a tertiary-care hospital and 11 community health service centers in Pudong New Area South, Shanghai, was conducted using convenience sampling. Data were collected through a general information questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory scale, to assess job burnout levels. These data were compared with the established Maslach and Hangzhou norms in China. 74.6% of the participants experienced job burnout. The emotional exhaustion dimension had an average score of 27.27±13.93, indicating high levels of burnout; the depersonalization dimension had an average score of 7.83±6.68, showing moderate levels of fatigue; and the personal achievement dimension had an average score of 26.75±10.26, also indicating moderate fatigue. Notably, nurses aged 32-33 years with 11-12 years of professional experience were the most affected. The findings suggest that job burnout is a significant issue in Pudong New Area South, Shanghai, with a notable increase in severe burnout cases over the past decade. Nurses, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, face high rates of burnout, with emotional exhaustion being particularly prevalent. To support and retain the nursing workforce, hospital administrators must implement external reward mechanisms and develop policies that encourage personal growth, career development, and a humanistic approach to care. From our review of the literature, we identified instances where burnout standards are either not assessed or lack uniformity in their application. Therefore, it is imperative to adopt a standardized occupational burnout scale for a nationwide survey, encompassing nurse populations across various levels, including province, region, city, and institution. This approach will facilitate the establishment of a practical norm for occupational burnout within China. This norm would enable conducting regular assessments and comparisons to understand the evolving trends of job burnout among nurses, which could pave the way for the creation of targeted support interventions for the nursing profession.

Outcomes of Aggression and Victimization in Social Welfare Services.

This study examined two significant phenomena that occur in the workplace, aggression and victimization, and their outcomes. The study's participants were 470 social workers employed by social welfare services in Israel. The examined outcomes were stress symptoms, emotional exhumation, and decline in quality of service climate. The associations between aggression, victimization, and their outcomes were examined via linear regression during Stata 14. The study found that the similar outcomes of aggression and victimization are stress symptoms and emotional exhaustion, while service climate (decline in quality) was associated only with victimization. While most studies have examined mainly victimization outcomes, the current study examined both aggression and victimization outcomes. This article sheds light on the similarities and the difference of outcomes between aggression and victimization and explicates the phenomena of workplace aggression from two important and complementary aspects of aggression and victimization. It is important to refer to either aggression or victimization while considering workplace aggression. Authors recommend for further studies to continue to investigate both aggression and victimization while researching workplace aggression outcomes.

Determinants of Counterproductive Work Behavior: A Moderation and Mediation Analysis

The purpose of the article is to investigate the impact of employment stressors, specifically job insecurity (JI), interpersonal conflicts at work (ICW), and leader–member exchange (LMX), on counterproductive work behaviors (CWB). The stressor-emotion theory of CWB suggests that the connections between these factors could be influenced by emotional exhaustion (EE) and regulated by emotional intelligence (EI). A cross-sectional survey was undertaken online to gather data from 431 IT personnel in India. The model proposed, postulating relationships among the variables, underwent testing through structural equation modeling (SEM) utilizing the process macro in SPSS. The moderation analysis was conducted using Hayes’ PROCESS macro in SPSS. The findings confirmed that all three job stressors have a significant impact on CWB. Additionally, EE partially mediated all three relationships. Similarly, EI moderated only the association between ICW and CWB, but not those of JI and LMX with CWB. It is highly imperative for organizations to comprehend the concept deeply and research further to determine the antecedents that impact CWB, to realize their goals.