Problem Of Burnout Research Articles

Commentary: Countering the Growing Problem of Radiologist Burnout.

This is an invited editorial on radiologist burnout, its presenting manifestations, toll on patient care and systems-based practice, and suggested remedies to mitigate stress and exhaustion.

Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Stressor Scale in Inclusive Education in Nursery School Teachers of Children With Special Needs in Japan: The Relationship Between Assertiveness and Stress

Due to increases in the number of children with special needs and the demands on nursery school teachers in Japan, the problem of staff burnout has been observed. In this study, we developed the Stressor Scale in Inclusive Education (SSIE) with nursery school teachers of children with special needs and clarified the relationship with childcare experiences of children with special needs. The results showed that nursery school teachers currently in charge of children with special needs or who had overseen children with special needs were significantly more likely to report experiencing stressors in the SSIE subscale “Human relations with parents and other children in the class” than those who had not overseen children with special needs. In addition, the Japanese version of the Rathus assertiveness schedule (J-RAS), developed by Rathus, was used to examine the relationship between assertiveness and stress in nursery school teachers and revealed a negative relationship between the SSIE subscale “Insufficient self-expertise” and J-RAS scores. Therefore, to reduce the stressors among nursery school teachers, nursery school teachers should have a sense of their expertise.

Associations between academic burnout, resilience and life satisfaction among medical students: a three-wave longitudinal study

BackgroundResearch shows that there are connections among academic burnout, resilience, and life satisfaction in medical students. However, no study has yet examined the temporal relationships between academic burnout, resilience, and life satisfaction among medical students. This longitudinal study aimed to examine the temporal associations between academic burnout, resilience, and life satisfaction and to explore the possible mediating role of resilience in the relationship between academic burnout and life satisfaction among medical students.MethodsThis is a three-wave longitudinal study covering the preclinical education period of 20 months. From October 2018 to June 2020, a total of 190 students majoring in clinical medicine filled out the Chinese College Student Academic Burnout Inventory (CCSABI), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) three times. Cross-lagged models were constructed to examine the temporal relationships between academic burnout, resilience, and life satisfaction and longitudinal mediation models were constructed to explore the possible mediating role of resilience in the association of academic burnout with life satisfaction.ResultsAmong medical students, resilience uni-directionally and positively predicted life satisfaction, while academic burnout uni-directionally and negatively predicted life satisfaction. However, the temporal association between resilience and academic burnout was negative and somewhat bidirectional. Resilience had a significant mediating effect on the relationship between academic burnout and life satisfaction in medical students.ConclusionsMedical educators need to identify and take effective measures to combat academic burnout problems which can lead to reduced life satisfaction among medical students. Resilience-based interventions may be promising in buffering the negative impacts of academic burnout and improving life satisfaction. It is recommended that effective resilience-promotion interventions be developed and implemented in medical education to help enhance medical students’ psychological well-being.

A Meta-Analysis of Teachers’ Job Burnout and Big Five Personality Traits

IntroductionTo explore the relationship between teachers’ job burnout and big five personality traits through meta-analysis.MethodsChinese and foreign databases, such as China Knowledge Network Infrastructure (CNKI), VIP Database, Wanfang database, Chinese excellent master’s degree full text, Science Direct, Web of science, Wiley online library, Springer link, Taylor & Francis, and APA PsycNET, were searched, and the relevant literature was collected and screened for meta-analysis.ResultsA total of 28 literatures were included, and the total sample size was 12,103. Meta-analysis showed that the dimensions of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were moderately negatively correlated with conscientiousness, openness, extroversion, and agreeableness, and the effect values were −0.20 (−0.26 ∼−0.13), −0.11 (−0.17 ∼−0.05), −0.18 (−0.24 ∼−0.12), −0.14 (−0.22 ∼−0.06), −0.27 (−0.33 ∼−0.22), −0.12 (−0.16 ∼−0.08), −0.19 (−0.24 ∼−0.14), and −0.28 (−0.36 ∼−0.19), respectively. The effect values were 0.30 (0.21 ∼ 0.40) and 0.26 (0.17 ∼ 0.34). The dimension of low sense of achievement was negatively correlated with the five dimensions of conscientiousness, openness, neuroticism, extroversion and agreeableness of the big five personality traits, and the influence values were −0.02 (−0.18 ∼ 0.13), −0.02 (−0.14 ∼ 0.10), −0.03 (−0.16 ∼ 0.10), −0.04 (−0.18 ∼ 0.19), −0.05 (−0.16 ∼ 0.06) respectively. The correlation between each dimension of big five personality traits and each dimension of teachers’ job burnout is adjusted by teaching segment, region, big five personality traits scale, and publication age.ConclusionThe dimensions of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization are negatively correlated with conscientiousness, openness, extroversion, and agreeableness, and positively correlated with neuroticism. The dimension of low personal achievement is negatively correlated with the dimensions of big five personality traits. According to the results of this study, teachers generally have the problem of job burnout, and their personality characteristics have a significant impact on job burnout. School managers should pay attention to this problem and implement necessary interventions. At the same time, the conclusions of this study also provide some guiding significance for teachers’ career development.

Perceived stress and study-related behavior and experience patterns of medical students: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundDistress and burnout are common in physicians. Both may already arise during medical training and persist throughout residency. An analysis of needs is necessary in order to develop target group specific curricular concepts at medical faculties. Aim of this study was to assess the perceived stress of medical students, to explore study-related behavior and experience patterns, and to investigate associated factors.MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey of medical students at the Hannover Medical School. The web-based questionnaire consisted of 74 items and included two standardized instruments: the “Work-related Behavior and Experience Patterns” (Arbeitsbezogene Verhaltens- und Erlebensmuster, AVEM) and the “Perceived Medical School Stress” scale (PMSS). Students were asked to state their self-perceived actual stress level on a scale from 0% (no stress at all) to 100% (maximum stress). We performed a classification and regression tree (CART) analysis to identify factors that can discriminate between the four different AVEM patterns.ResultsFive hundred ninety-one medical students (female 75.8%, response rate: 34.0%) participated in the survey. The mean sum score of the PMSS was 37.2 (SD 8.3; median score 37, min.-max. = 18–65). Overall, 68.5% of the students showed a risk pattern (risk pattern A “overexertion”: 38.9%; risk pattern B “burnout”: 29.6%). Pattern G “healthy” was shown in 8.3% and pattern S “protection” in 23.1% of the students. Multilevel analysis revealed that the self-perceived stress level and the PMSS sum score were the most important predictors for the AVEM pattern assignment. Furthermore, academic year, gender, and financial dependency were relevant influencing factors: students in higher academic years with no financial support had a higher probability to be in risk pattern B whereas male students in the first academic year tended to be in pattern G.ConclusionsThe PMSS sum score could objectify medical students’ high self-perceived stress level. The majority of participating students showed a risky study-related behavior and experience pattern. Medical faculties should be aware of the still existing and relevant problem of stress and burnout among medical students. Our results lay the groundwork for an evaluation and further development of medical curricula at the own faculty.

Reducing Burnout and Promoting Professional Development in the Palliative Care Service.

Previous research suggests that health care providers working with issues of death and dying may experience increased stress and risk of burnout. Despite previous research on the problem of burnout faced by palliative care providers, there have been few interventions studied to prevent further burnout. Research does support allowing time away from a stressful health care environment to promote wellness and to decrease burnout. This pilot study ensured that each palliative care advanced practice provider received an 8-hour day monthly to work on professional development activities remotely. The Professional Quality of Life Scale was completed before and after the addition of the professional development day to measure satisfaction, burnout, and secondary trauma impact. Qualitative feedback was also collected. Results indicated that this intervention decreased burnout, improved compassion satisfaction, and decreased secondary trauma for this team. Recommendations are to further investigate methods to further reduce burnout for this population of health care providers. Results from this pilot study demonstrate that professional development days should be expanded for those providers who are at a high risk for burnout in the hospital setting.

Wypalenie zawodowe wśród pracowników oświaty - metody pomiaru i przegląd badań realizowanych w Polsce

Burnout is traditionally associated with the so-called helping profession, welfare, social, mission. This also includes the teaching profession, which involves great responsibility. Any dysfunctions and reduced efficiency in the work of a teacher may have major, including social, consequences. This study presents the burnout syndrome among educational workers (especially teachers), taking into account factors contributing to individual, interpersonal and organizational burnout. At the same time, efforts were made to indicate the organizational and social specificity of education in Poland. The aim of the study is to indicate how the problem of burnout was studied in Poland in the 2010–2020. The author was aimed to determine the most common subject of research and what measurement tools were used by the researchers. An analysis was conducted of dozens of selected publications presenting the results of empirical research on occupational burnout among employees in the Polish education system (published in 2010–2020). As a result, it was possible to identify the dominant areas and methods of research in this area, indicate their limitations, and present alternatives.

The issue of employee burnout and ways to solve it

This article reflects the problem of employee burnout and ways to solve it. Special emphasis is placed on the need to use techniques to combat burnout of employees.

Burnout in frontline ambulance staff

Background: Staff retention is a significant issue for ambulance services across the globe. Exploratory research, although minimal, indicates that stress and burnout, in particular, influence attrition within the paramedic profession. These need to be understood if their impact on retention is to be addressed. Aims: To determine the presence of and contributory factors for burnout in the ambulance service to inform recommendations for positive change. Methods: A two-phased survey approach was adopted using an adapted Maslach Burnout Inventory and Copenhagen self-assessment burnout questionnaire, to measure levels of burnout, depersonalisation (cynicism) and personal achievement. Open-ended questions explored factors that influenced these. Demographic and comparative analysis identified trends and thematic analysis was carried out on the qualitative data. Results: Ninety-four per cent of ambulance staff in this study (n=382) reported a sense of personal achievement within their professional role; however, more than 50% were experiencing varying levels of burnout with 87% displaying moderate or high levels of depersonalisation towards their work. Causes of stress were complex: themes attributed were a perceived lack of management support, the public's misuse of the ambulance service, involuntary overtime and a poor work-life balance. Conclusions: Burnout poses a genuine threat to retention in the ambulance service and needs addressing. Proactive screening, better communication between practice staff and management and access to counselling services are recommended. This problem of burnout is beginning to be acknowledged but further evidence is needed to understand it in more depth in order for effective solutions to be developed.

ЕМОЦІЙНЕ ВИГОРАННЯ ВІЙСЬКОВОСЛУЖБОВЦІВ ЗБРОЙНИХ СИЛ УКРАЇНИ ЯК ВИКЛИК ДО ПРОБЛЕМ ПСИХІЧНОГО ЗДОРОВ'Я В УМОВАХ ВІЙНИ

The article is devoted to the problems of emotional burnout and excessive professional stress of the Armed Forces of Ukraine personnel in special conditions. Various concepts of emotional burnout are considered. The role and place of excessive professional stress (distress) as a predictor of the development of emotional burnout and other persistent negative manifestations are reflected. The results of a psychological study of military law enforcement officers performing duties in the area of the Joint Forces operation for signs of emotional burnout were analyzed. The general features of the course of phases and symptoms of emotional burnout in servicemen of the permanent staff of the area of the Joint Forces operation (according to the method of diagnosing the level of professional burnout, developed by V. Boyko) are determined. It is noted that the severity and phenomenology of occupational stress is individual in nature, depending on the characteristics of emotional, volitional and personal spheres, individual experience, stress and personal coping mechanisms, and working conditions. The factors of development of emotional burnout in military law enforcement officers during service in special conditions at the present stage are analyzed. Factors of professional activity associated with excessive stress contribute to the development of emotional burnout and is one of the factors in the turnover of professional staff from the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The way to prevent the development of emotional burnout in the early stages can be comprehensive prevention, which will include optimization of external conditions and control of the regime, self-regulation of mental and physical activity, positive interaction in the team. Also, the prospects of further research raised the issue of restoring the mental and physical health of the serviceman's personality after prolonged exposure to traumatic factors and burnout. At the moment, one of the ways out in the deep stages of this process is to change the profession, but this can contradict the vital meanings of the individual and as a result cause a deep personal crisis. When dismissing servicemen, it is advisable to consider more carefully the reasons for dismissal, use other opportunities to retain a specialist in the professional activity by choosing the strategy of career building and redistribution of functions that suit them.

Особенности психического выгорания педагогов средней общеобразовательной школы с ограниченными возможностями здоровья

The scientific relevance and social significance of the problem of mental burnout are determined mainly by the maladaptive nature of its manifestations. In the format of inclusive education, the phenomenon of mental burnout becomes important for teachers who have health limitations that reduce the adaptive potential of the individual. The aim of the study was to study the manifestations of mental burnout in secondary school teachers with disabilities. The analysis of the results of an empirical study allows us to focus on the features of the studied manifestations of mental burnout, concerning the frequency of their occurrence, the degree of severity and qualitative originality of teachers with disabilities in comparison with teachers with a conditional norm of health. The results of the study indicate reduced adaptive capabilities of teachers with disabilities in relation to the development of mental burnout and allow us to outline an effective direction of appropriate preventive work.

The study of the relationship of emotional burnout of medical staff with factors of life balance

The article presents the results of a study carried out on one of the topical topics — the problems of emotional burnout of medical staff. The purpose of this study is to identify the specifics of emotional burnout of medical workers and the relationship of its aspects with other life factors. Materials and methods of research. 41 people took part in the study. Of these, 16 doctors and 25 nurses. The following methods were used: «Diagnostics of pro-fessional burnout» (K. Maslach, S. Dzhekson); «Integral job satisfaction» (N.P. Fetiskin, V.V. Kozlov, G.M. Manujlov); «Wheel of life balance» Dzh. Majer) and Spearman’s rank correlation method. Results. In medical workers of different levels (both doctors and nurses), the overall level of emotional burnout syndrome has negative correlations with the scales «Satisfaction with relationships with a supervisor» (–0.46 at p≤0.01), «Preference for high earn-ings» (–0.52 at p≤0.01), «Friends and environment» (–0.41 at p≤0.05), as well as weak negative correlations with the scale «Professional responsibility» (–0.28 at p≤0.01), «Brightness of life» (–0.37 at p≤0.01), which means that burnout develops accordingly to a decrease in satisfaction from relationships with management, earnings, responsibility. In the group of nurses, in contrast to the group of doctors, correlations of emotional burnout were found with the scales «Satisfaction with relationships with employees» (–0.31 at p≤0.01), and «The level of claims» (–0.44 at p≤0.01), which means that with the develop-ment of burnout, relations with colleagues deteriorate, and the level of claims decreases. Conclusion. Based on the results of the study, recommendations addressed to the study participants were proposed

Meta-Analysis: Intervention Using Midfulness Training to Reduce Burnout in Medical Doctors

Background: Burnout is one of the mental health problems caused by a high workload that causes excessive stress characterized by symptoms such as anxiety and even depression, because of the seriousness of this burnout problem, the WHO classifies burnout as a disease. Burnout is a very serious problem in many countries, so efforts are needed to prevent and/or reduce the negative consequences and impacts of burnout syndrome. One of the interventions that can be done to achieve this is using the mindfulness method. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of mindfulness in reducing burnout levels in doctors. Subjects and Method: This meta-analysis study was conducted using PICO as follows: The population is doctors (general and specialist) who work in hospitals. Intervention is mindfulness. Comparison in the form of mindfulness therapy. The outcome is a low level of burnout. Sources of meta-analysis studies were accessed using: Clinical Key, Google Scholar, MEDLINE/PubMed, Science Direct. The articles used in this study are full-text articles with a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) study design. This meta-analysis used 10 articles with a total sample of 539 doctors who were divided into two groups (mindfulness group and no mindfulness group). Analysis of the data using the application Review Manager 5.4.1. The purpose of this study was to determine the Standardized Mean difference (SMD) and heterogeneity in the study sample. Results: The results showed that this study was homogeneous (I 2 =47%; P<0.001) so the Fixed Effect Model (FEM) was used. Mindfulness intervention was effective in reducing burnout levels in doctors 0.20 units lower than without using mindfulness and the results were statistically significant (SMD -0.20; 95% CI -0.37 to -0.03; p=0.020). Conclusion: Mindfulness is effective in reducing burnout levels in doctors 0.20 units lower than without using mindfulness and the results are statistically significant. Keywords: mindfulness, burnout, doctor. Correspondence: Maika Ratri. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta, Central Java. Email: ratrim.mr@gmail.com.Mobile: +6285702081870. Journal of Health Policy and Management (2022), 07(01): 24-33 https://doi.org/10.26911/thejhpm.2022.07.01.03

Areas of Work Life as Predictors of Occupational Burnout of Nurses and Doctors in Operating Theaters in Poland-Multicenter Studies.

Introduction: Researchers’ interest in occupational burnout results primarily from the dangerous and extensive consequences of this phenomenon. The aim of the study was to analyze the level of occupational burnout among nurses and doctors in operating theaters. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional survey study conducted on 325 nurses and doctors of seven hospitals in Poland. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Areas of Worklife Survey (AWS) by Michael Leiter and Christina Maslach. Results: The mean values for the level of occupational burnout for the entire sample according to the scale from the Maslach Burnout Inventory by C. Maslach amounted to 14.35 for emotional exhaustion, 8.56 for depersonalization, and 11.90 for personal accomplishment; when compared to reference levels, they classified emotional exhaustion at a low level, depersonalization at an average level, and personal accomplishment at a high level of burnout. Areas of work life are predictors of occupational burnout. The analysis showed a relationship between three of the six variables. As the workload increased, so did the level of burnout among participants, and the categories of honesty and values. Conclusions: The conducted research has shown that occupational burnout among nurses and doctors in operating theaters occurs in all dimensions of this phenomenon (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, job satisfaction). It was also shown that the areas of work life (workload, control, community, rewards, fairness, values) are predictors of occupational burnout among the respondents. This article shows how important the problem of burnout among operating theater medical staff is. Perhaps it will allow nurses and doctors to recognize this syndrome and encourage them make changes to their work to prevent burnout.

Burnout syndrome in dentists. Literature review

The problem of the development of emotional burnout syndrome in dentists is one of the most urgent problems of modern medicine. Currently, the authors do not have a single point of view on the essence of emotional burnout. Emotional burnout affects both the doctor and the patient. The solution to this problem requires further research.
 Objective. Based on the literature data, to identify the main factors of the development of emotional burnout of dentists, to analyze the existing strategies for overcoming stress and to determine which of them are applicable in the work of a dentist.
 Methods. The search for literature sources was carried out in three databases (e-library, PubMed, Web of Science) according to the keywords: “burnout syndrome in dentistry”, “burnout in dentistry”, “emotional stress in dentistry”, “strategies for overcoming stress in dentistry”, “coping strategies in dentistry”, “emotionally charged situations in dentistry”. 130 literary sources were analyzed. Criteria for inclusion: literature reviews, research, and articles on the personal point of view of specialists on the problem of emotional burnout, and on strategies for coping with stress in certified dentists. Exclusion criteria: articles on emotional burnout, stress, and depression in dental students.
 Results. Based on the analyzed literature on the topic of the development of emotional burnout syndrome in dentists, there is no single point of view on the essence of emotional burnout. Some authors consider it as a type of stress, othersthe result of the influence of stressful factors, against which pathological processes develop, such as: headache, problems of the cardiovascular system, exacerbation of chronic diseases, pain in the spine. The psychological state of burnout can adversely affect a person’s health, family relationships, and service interactions.
 Conclusion. This paper presents the main approaches to determining the essence of the burnout syndrome, a systematic analysis and generalization of materials on the problem in the professional activities of dentists. Emotional burnout affects both the doctor and the patient. The solution to this problem requires further research.

Achievement Motivation Training (AMT) for Burnout

A teaching profession is a form of human service profession that is full of challenges (Maslach & Jackson, 1986). Greenbreg & Baron (1995) stated that high job demands can lead to burnout. Pines and Aronson (1989) define burnout as physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long-term involvement in emotionally demanding situations. Burnout itself occurs because of three dimensions, namely emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and decreased personal achievement so that high pressure at work can affect the three dimensions of Burnout. Sullivan (1989) explains that one of the factors that can affect burnout is motivation. Therefore, it is important for teachers to develop motivation in order to overcome the burnout problem they face, and one way to develop motivation is with Achievement Motivation Training (AMT). Achievement Motivation Training (AMT) is a training activity to increase the need for achievement in a person. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Achievement Motivation Training (AMT) in reducing burnout with the hypothesis that Achievement Motivation Training (AMT) had an effect on reducing burnout. The sample of this study was 20 teachers at SMAI Miftahul Ulum Jatiurip Krejengan Probolinggo with details of 10 male teachers and 10 female teachers. Sampling in this study used a purposive technique, namely selecting samples according to the desired or with certain characteristics (Latipun, 2002). The method used to analyze the data in this research is a t-test. The t-test used is the Mann-Whitney test. Based on the hypothesis test from the analysis results obtained a significance value of 0.000. This means that there is an effect of Achievement Motivation Training (AMT) in reducing burnout. The results of the analysis also obtained the Mean Rank burnout of male and female teachers at the pretest time = 29.33 with the posttest value = 11.68. Based on this value, it can be concluded that giving an intervention using Achievement Motivation Training can reduce Burnout. From these results, it can be concluded that the provision of Achievement Motivation Training (AMT) can reduce burnout experienced by teachers at SMAI Miftahul Ulum Jatiurip Krejengan Probolinggo.

Особенности психологической устойчивости личности и проявления феномена эмоционального выгорания сотрудников пенитенциарной системы в условиях пандемии COVID-19

The article is devoted to an empirical study of the socio-psychological aspects of the problem of emotional burnout and psychological stability of employees of penitentiary institutions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The relevance of studying the problem is due to the fact that the requirements for employees of the penal system have increased in connection with the spread of a new coronavirus infection and the workload on staff has increased due to the tightening of sanitary and epidemiological requirements for working conditions. The article reveals the difficulties faced by employees of the penitentiary system in their professional activities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this empirical study is to establish the current level of emotional burnout and emotional stability of employees of the penitentiary system in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the study of the emotional reactions of employees, indicators of anxiety and the level of emotional burnout of the personality are presented. It was found that the higher the status of the position held by the employees of the penitentiary system is, the greater is the significance of the symptoms of emotional burnout. Recommendations are offered for the psychological service and the commanding staff of the penal system in order to increase the indicators of the emotional stability of the penitentiary officers.

Psikoterapi Pemberdayaan: Berbagi Tiga Hal Baik untuk Mengatasi Burnout Perawat di Era COVID-19

This study aims to identify problems and determine improvement strategies to overcome burnout nurses. The research method used is a case report to assess quality improvement with an 8-step approach to change starting from problems with observation and screening of burnout using the Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS), analysis using a fishbone approach, determining improvement strategies, implementing and program evaluation. The results showed that 55% of nurses experienced a decrease in self-esteem, but through the Empowerment Psychotherapy program: Three Good Things, which was carried out for two weeks, it was able to reduce the burnout level of nurses as assessed by the Mini Z burnout survey. In conclusion, Empowerment Psychotherapy: Three Good Things can overcome nurse burnout problems. It is recommended that the implementation of this program be carried out thoroughly in all work units.
 Keywords: Burnout Management, Nurses, Empowerment Psychotherapy, Three Good Things

Individualizing the burnout problem: Health professionals' discourses of burnout and recovery in the context of rehabilitation.

This discourse analytical study explores how health professionals (HPs) construct burnout as a form of mental distress in the context of Finnish burnout rehabilitation framed with a particular rehabilitation ethos. Burnout is a fuzzy concept and lacks a disease status. Therefore, it calls for context-specific definition and justification. By highlighting the socially and interactionally produced character of categories of mental distress, the study investigates the kinds of discourses HPs use to formulate "the problem" and its solutions, and how people dealing with burnout are categorized in these discourses. The data consists of field notes from the observation of group discussion sessions in two 1-year burnout rehabilitation courses. As a result of the analysis, five partly overlapping discourses were identified: psychological, evolutionary, healthy lifestyle, biomedical, and welfare. Within these discourses, people who experience burnout were categorized as over-conscientious employees, "good girls," "primitive people," self-responsible rehabilitees, patients, and (aging) employees with social and legal rights. Burnout rehabilitation and HPs' views reproduce a cultural and clinical discourse around burnout in which work-related problems are treated as individual-level problems and individuals are responsibilized for the management of mental distress. Based on the results, it is concluded that the hybrid type of interventions that attempt to influence both individual- and work-related problems behind burnout would help to prevent people dealing with burnout from being over-responsibilized for solving problems at the workplace.

Individual Differences and Susceptibility to Burnout Syndrome: Sensory Processing Sensitivity and Its Relation to Exhaustion and Disengagement.

The aim of the study is to analyze the relationship between sensory processing sensitivity and occupational burnout. This analysis makes it possible to explore the problem of sensitivity as a predictor of burnout syndrome and to discuss adequate coping strategies in the work environment to improve employee well-being. The sample consists of 516 employees (236 women; Mage = 28.97, SD = 6.62 years). The Highly Sensitive Person Scale (HSPS; 27 items) was used to measure sensory processing sensitivity; the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI; 16 items) was used to measure exhaustion and disengagement from work. The analysis of sensitivity is based on the ‘DOES’ model of a highly sensitive person, which includes depth of processing (D), overstimulation (O), emotional reactivity and empathy (E), and sensing the subtle (S). Burnout due to exhaustion and disengagement is analyzed. The factor analysis of the HSPS confirms its three-factor structure. The results indicate significant relationships between sensory processing sensitivity and burnout symptoms. However, the influence of specific aspects of sensitivity on the burnout problem varies: the results indicate that higher emotional reactivity is linked to worse burnout symptoms, but sensing the subtle shows the opposite effect and may be a protective factor against exhaustion. Significant gender differences were observed [F(511,1) = 136.63, p < 0.001; η2 = 0.21]; women revealed a significantly higher level of general sensitivity (Mwomen = 4.66, SD = 0.62) as compared to men (Mmen = 4.01; SD = 0.64). Awareness of one’s high sensory-processing sensitivity and its potential outcomes in the work environment may be essential in order to implement appropriate regulatory strategies. Proactive strategies aimed at reducing prolonged emotional overload may be critical for highly sensitive employees. Recognizing high sensitivity may reduce burnout symptoms and improve well-being at work.