A Review and an Integration of Research on Job Burnout
Обзор и интеграция исследований профессионального выгорания
1993-10-01
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Burnout is a unique type of stress syndrome, characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished personal accomplishment. Although burnout has been shown to be potentially very costly in the helping professions, such as nursing, education, and social work, little work has been done thus far to establish its generalizability to industry. This article reviews the literature on burnout and provides a conceptual framework designed to improve the understanding of burnout. Propositions are presented that are aimed at clarifying the dynamics of burnout, including determinants of and interrelationships among the three burnout components.
Key Findings
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Burnout can impose substantial costs in helping professions, including nursing, education, and social work.
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Burnout is characterized as a distinct stress syndrome involving emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished personal accomplishment.
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Existing research had not sufficiently established whether burnout generalizes from helping professions to industry.
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The article integrates prior burnout research into a conceptual framework for understanding the syndrome.
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The framework proposes relationships among burnout’s three components and identifies determinants shaping burnout dynamics.
Research Object
job burnout, particularly among employees in helping professions and industry
Research Subject
the determinants, dynamics, and interrelationships of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and diminished personal accomplishment, including the generalizability of burnout across occupational contexts
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