Burnout Among Female Teachers In Malaysia

This study is an attempt to survey the burnout level of female teachers in Malaysia and determine the likely factors that are associated with this phenomenon. The subjects of the study were 437 female teachers from primary, secondary, and tertiary levels. A demographic questionnaire was used to collect the data regarding the individual characteristics (e.g., marital status, number of children, age, and teaching experience) and organizational factors (e.g., teaching level and workload). The Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educator Survey (MBI-ES) (Maslach, Jackson, & Schwab, 1986) was also employed to collect the data concerning the burnout levels of the teachers in the three dimensions of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. Descriptive and univariate statistics were used in the data analysis. It was found that the number of children, level of teaching, age, and years of teaching experience were significant indicators of burnout among the female teachers, while marital status and workload were not significantly related to their burnout syndrome. The implications and recommendations are also presented.

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BURNOUT AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

10.36106/4912931 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 1-3

Author(s):

Sangeeta Sood

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Private School ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

School Teachers ◽

Primary School Teachers ◽

Female Teachers ◽

Significant Difference

Teachers' experience emotional exhaustion and develop a cynical attitude toward teaching and students (depersonalization). Feelings of exhaustion and ineffectiveness continue as mental and physical resources are depleted in the pursuit of unreachable and sometimes unrealistic goals (Maslach, Schaefeli & Leiter 2001).The teacher then experiences a reduction in accomplishments, leaving him or her with a loss of self-esteem and dissatisfaction with these job accomplishments. This chain of event ultimately interferes with the burnout in teacher's ability to continue to meet teaching demands. Thus, the three dimensions of the burnout syndrome: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and a reduced sense of personal accomplishment, begins. Consequences of teacher burnout can lead to feelings of hopelessness, absenteeism, increased turnover, and decreased job performance. The results of current study indicated that male primary school teachers score higher mean scores than female teachers in depersonalization than female teachers had of personal accomplishment. No significant difference between private and government primary school teachers with reference to job burnout were found. However private school teachers feel more emotional exhaustion as compared to their counterparts in government schools.

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Emotional labour and burnout syndrome among nigerian politicians

Journal of Management and Science ◽

10.26524/jms.2020.2.7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 28-37

Author(s):

Hillary O. Odor ◽

Josephine ◽

Kingsley C Ugbechiec

Keyword(s):

Regression Analysis ◽

Local Government ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Surface Acting ◽

Deep Acting ◽

Emotional Labour ◽

High Level

The The manner in which politicians express their emotions while interacting with the electorates determines how the electorates will perceive the ability of the politicians to fulfilltheir electoral promises if voted into power. This paper aims to investigate the relationship between politicians’ emotional labour and burnout syndrome. The sample consists of 400politicians spread around Four (4) Local Government Areas in Delta State, namely: Aniocha North, Aniocha South, Oshimili North, and Oshimili South Local Government Area of DeltaState, Nigeria, irrespective of their political party affiliations. Emotional Labour Scale developed by Diefendorff, Croyle, and Gosserand (2005), and the Maslach Burnout Inventory developed by Maslach and Jackson (1986) were used to collect data from the respondents. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics, t-tests, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and regression analysis. Results indicate that the politicians exhibit a high level of surface acting in the discharge of their responsibilities. It also revealed that they show the least amount of genuine emotions in their work, while the level of deep acting is moderate.In terms of burnout, politicians experience a very high level of emotional exhaustion, a moderate level of both depersonalization and lack of personal accomplishment. Results of the regression analysis show that the three dimensions of emotional labour (surface acting,deep acting and genuine emotions) are very important predictors of burnout among politicians. Consequently, this present results offer a very crucial and innovative contribution to emotional labour literature and more studies are therefore required in order to expand the scope of this research to ensure a more adequategeneralization.

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Organizational Factors and Burnout of Perioperative Nurses

Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health ◽

10.2174/1745017901814010132 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 132-142 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Amalia Sillero ◽

Adelaida Zabalegui

Keyword(s):

Work Environment ◽

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Quality Care ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Organizational Factors ◽

Well Being ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

University Hospital ◽

Perioperative Nurses

Background: Knowing the organizational factors that predict burnout in perioperative nurses is paramount for improving the care of patients and promoting nurses’ psychosocial well-being and health. Objective: To determine the influence of organizational factors of the perioperative nurse's work environment on the three burnout dimensions: emotional exhaustion, despersonalization, and personal accomplishment. Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 136 nurses in a perioperative care unit at a university hospital in Barcelona, Spain. Data were collected using a demographic data form, and the Spanish versions of the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index and Maslach Burnout Inventory. Results: Findings showed emotional exhaustion in 43% (56) of nurses, depersonalization in 21% (28), and reduced personal accomplisment in 53% (69). The degree of general burnout was moderate. The work environment was considered unfavourable as only one factor of five was favourable (Nursing foundations of quality care). Multiple regression analyses showed three organizational factors were associated with all three dimensions of burnout: “Nurse manager ability, leadership, and support of nurses”; “Staffing and resources adequacy”; and “Nursing foundations of quality care”. Conclusions: In this study three organizational factors played a significant role in predicting burnout among perioperative nurses. We recommend hospital management implement policies to improve these organizational factors. Promoting positive leadership styles, providing necessary resources, and creating a positive climate in the work environment could increase psychosocial wellbeing and decrease burnout among perioperative nurses.

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Burnout among Academic Clinicians as It Correlates with Workload and Demographic Variables

Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.3390/bs10060094 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 94

Author(s):

Aussama K. Nassar ◽

Susan Reid ◽

Kamyar Kahnamoui ◽

Faiz Tuma ◽

Abdul Waheed ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prolonged Exposure ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Female Gender ◽

Early Career ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Psychological State ◽

Academic Rank ◽

Surgical Specialty

Burnout syndrome (BOS) in academic physicians is a psychological state resulting from prolonged exposure to job stressors. It leads to a decline in overall job performance, which could result in misjudgment and serious clinical errors. The current study identifies the prevalence, as well as the potential demographic and workload variables that contribute significantly to BOS in academic clinicians. We distributed a modified version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) scale to the academic clinicians in our institution; 326/900 responded, with 56.21% male and 43.46% female. The MBI scale comprised of three dimensions of burnout: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA). Higher scores in EE and DP and lower scores in PA were associated with a higher risk for burnout. In considering the work-life of academic clinicians, this study used a modified version of the MBI to reflect three hypothesized sources of burnout: interactions with students/trainees, interactions with patients, and interactions with administration, as reflected in these three dimensions. Along both the EE and DP dimensions of the MBI, burnout was highest for interactions with administration (51% and 44.8%), moderate for interactions with patients (26.4% and 34.5%), and lowest for interactions with students (11.7% and 9.8%). The highest scores along the personal accomplishment component was found for interactions with students and patients (33.7% and 33.4%). Regression analyses identified several factors associated with higher scores on the EE and DP scales: younger age, surgical specialty, low academic rank, academic main practice, female gender, numerous night shifts, and living alone. Furthermore, higher patient volume contributed significantly to the increasing PA. This study suggests that administrative interaction contributes significantly to burnout amongst physicians, followed by patient care and trainees. Furthermore, surgeons, females, single, early career, and younger faculty staff members are at higher risk of suffering from burnout. Further studies are needed to characterize the nature of administrative interactions that contribute to burnout and to solidify other contributing variables.

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Burnout syndrome: A comparison between intensive unit and general unit nurses

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(11)72283-0 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (S2) ◽

pp. 576-576 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

K. Salehi ◽

H. Esmaeli ◽

Y. Mahmodifar ◽

S. Maarofi ◽

B. Sayedamini

Keyword(s):

Intensive Care Unit ◽

Intensive Care ◽

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Prolonged Exposure ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Psychological State ◽

Intensive Care Unit Nurses

IntroductionBurnout syndrome is a psychological state resulting from prolonged exposure to job stressors. High rates of professional burnout syndrome have been found among health service professionals.ObjectivesTo assess and compare the burnout syndrome level between Intensive Care Unit and general unit nurses, and study its association with the sociodemographic.AimsThe aim of this study was to determine that working in different units can affect on burnout syndrome.MethodsThe study was carried out using a descriptive-analytic method. 110 nurses were participated in the study from Mahabad Imam hospital in Iran. 55 nurses belong to the intensive care units, and 55 nurses belong to the general units. Two evaluation tools were used: a sociodemographic and the Maslach Burnout Inventory: includes three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. Data was analyzed using SPSS package.ResultsThe comparative analysis of the burnout dimensions shows that emotional exhaustion level and depersonalization level do not have significant differences between both groups. Reduced personal accomplishment dimension have a significantly differences between both groups. (29.64 +/- 8.53 vs 34.31 +/- 14.16) p < 0.05. The intensive care unit nurses reported their high emotional exhaustion (21.8%), high depersonalization (14.5%) and reduced personal accomplishment (41.5%). And the general unit nurses reported their high emotional exhaustion (9.1%), high depersonalization (18.2%) and reduced personal accomplishment (51.1%).ConclusionsThe burnout levels are moderate to high among the nursing professionals studied. The general care unit nurses are the most vulnerable to suffering high levels of reduced personal accomplishment.

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Is the burnout syndrome associated with elder mistreatment in nursing homes: results of a cross-sectional study among nurses

Archives of Industrial Hygiene and Toxicology ◽

10.1515/aiht-2017-68-2982 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 68 (3) ◽

pp. 190-197 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Marijana Neuberg ◽

Danica Železnik ◽

Tomislav Meštrović ◽

Rosana Ribić ◽

Goran Kozina

Keyword(s):

Nursing Homes ◽

Elder Abuse ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Elder Mistreatment ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Extended Care ◽

Abuse And Neglect

Abstract As this issue has not yet been addressed in Croatia, our aim was to explore the presence of the burnout syndrome in nurses and see how it is related to their perception of elder mistreatment in nursing homes and extended care units. The burnout syndrome was assessed in 171 nursing professionals with a standardised Maslach Burnout Inventory for Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) for three dimensions: emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalisation (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA). High EE was reported by 43.9 %, high DP by 22.2 %, and low PA by 39.8 % of the respondents. Their perception of elder abuse and neglect was investigated with two self-completion questionnaires. The answers suggest that elder mistreatment in Croatian nursing homes and extended care units is more common than expected: 55 % witnessed shouting at a resident in anger, 43 % insulting and swearing at a resident, 42 % force-feeding the resident, 39 % ignoring a resident when they called, and 38 % neglecting to turn or move a resident to prevent pressure sores. We also established associations between a number of questionnaire items on perceived abuse and neglect and the burnout syndrome dimensions and determined the items that predicted the type and level of burnout in our respondents. One way to avoid the pitfalls that lead to abuse and neglect is education in schools and at work. We believe our research could contribute to this end.

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Psychological Burnout among Professionals Working with Children with Motor Disabilities

Psychology in Russia State of Art ◽

10.11621/pir.2021.0106 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 69-85

Author(s):

Taghreed Al-Ali ◽

Mutasem M. Akour ◽

Enas Al-Masri ◽

Annie Abu Hanna Mizaghobian ◽

Soua’d Ghaith

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Years Of Experience ◽

Motor Disabilities ◽

Number Of Children ◽

The Individual

Background. Psychological burnout is a state of psychological and physical fatigue that shows the effect of work stress on the individual and negatively affects his/her attitudes towards work. The current study was motivated by the assumption that people who work directly with students with special needs are at the forefront of professions that can create feelings of frustration, and thus may be vulnerable to psychological burnout. Objective. To identify the level of psychological burnout among professionals working with children with motor disabilities, and how these levels differ according to gender, workplace, years of experience, and the number of children the employees treat. Design. The sample comprised 195 staff members at the Al-Hussein Society for the rehabilitation of the Physically Challenged and the Cerebral Palsy Foundation in Amman, Jordan. The researchers used the Maslach Burnout Inventory, which consists of three dimensions: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and the lack of a sense of personal accomplishment. Results. We found a low level of psychological burnout among those who work with children with motor disabilities. The level of psychological burnout was low for two dimensions: lack of a sense of personal accomplishment and depersonalization, whereas it was average for emotional exhaustion. The results showed statistically significant differences in the degrees of psychological burnout in its three dimensions according to the employee’s workplace, with higher levels at the Cerebral Palsy Foundation. However, no statistically significant differences were found among the participants due to gender, years of experience, or the number of children they treat. Conclusion. The low levels of psychological burnout among professionals who work with children with motor disabilities might be due to the psychological and professional support they receive from their institutions.

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Gender, Marital Status, and Children as Risk Factors for Burnout in Nurses: A Meta-Analytic Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph15102102 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (10) ◽

pp. 2102 ◽

Cited By ~ 34

Author(s):

Guillermo Cañadas-De la Fuente ◽

Elena Ortega ◽

Lucia Ramirez-Baena ◽

Emilia De la Fuente-Solana ◽

Cristina Vargas ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Marital Status ◽

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Significant Relation ◽

Burnout Risk ◽

And Gender ◽

Nursing Professionals ◽

The Impact

The correlation between the burnout syndrome and sociodemographic variables in nursing professionals has been widely studied though research results are contradictory. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of gender, marital status, and children on the dimensions of the burnout syndrome (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment) in nursing professionals, as measured with the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The search was performed in May 2018 in the next databases: CINAHL, CUIDEN, Dialnet, Psicodoc, ProQuest Platform, OVID Platform, and Scopus with the search equation (“Maslach Burnout Inventory” OR “MBI”) AND “nurs*”, without using any search restriction. The sample was n = 78 studies: 57 studies for gender; 32 for marital status; 13 for having children. A statistically significant relation between depersonalization and gender (r = 0.078), marital status (r = 0.047), and children (r = 0.053) was found. A significant relation was also found between emotional exhaustion and children (r = 0.048). The results showed that being male, being single or divorced, and not having children were related to the highest levels of burnout in nurses. Moreover, these relations could be accentuated by the influence of moderator variables (age, seniority, job satisfaction, etc.), which, in combination with the previously mentioned significant relations, should be evaluated in the design burnout risk profiles for nursing professionals.

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STRESS AND BURNOUT SYNDROME AMONG MOROCCAN MEDICAL STUDENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/13949 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 610-618

Author(s):

Laila Lahlou ◽

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Sabah Benhamza ◽

Nafissa Karim ◽

Majdouline Obtel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Working Hours ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Student Stress ◽

Female Predominance

Background:Christina Maslach and colleagues define burnout as a psychological syndrome in response to chronic interpersonal stressors on the job which is further characterized by its three dimensions of exhaustion, depersonalization, and a decreased sense of accomplishment. Burnout and stress are symptomatically similar, with burnout attributed specifically to occupational or academic stressors. Both can cause seriousconsequences on studenthealth, professionalism, and patient care. There are few studies evaluating the level of stress and burnoutsyndrome among medical students in Morocco.The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and levels of burnout syndrome to identify associated factors as well as the level of stress among a group of medical students in Morocco. Method: Our study was descriptive andcross-sectional. It focused on 5th grade level medical students and was carried out during the month of November 2014. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire based on volunteering. Results:The study was conducted in a total of 178 fifth-year medical students. The response rate was 97.2% (n = 173). The mean age was 22.2 years (SD = 0.87 years) with a female predominance (74%). The average daily working hours were 8.33 hours (SD= 2.74) and the average daily hours of sleep was 7 hours (SD= 1.1). The majority of students (96.5%) were single.The prevalence of burnout, based on Maslach Burnout Inventory, was 49% (n = 87) of students.The prevalence of high emotional exhaustion was 44%, high depersonalization was 33.3% and high burnout score for personal accomplishment accounted for 64 %.We found a positive correlation between the number of working hours and the burnout score (r = 0.341, p <0.001) as well as the stress score (r=0.3, p=0.009). We also found a negative correlation between the number of hours of sleep and the Burnout score (r = -0.215, p = 0.019).Clearly, this study provides an idea for necessity to plan specific interventions to reduce student stress and avoid burnout.

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Burnout syndrome in healthcare professionals who care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness: a cross-sectional survey

BMC Health Services Research ◽

10.1186/s12913-020-05694-5 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Jing Wang ◽

Wenting Wang ◽

Steven Laureys ◽

Haibo Di

Keyword(s):

Marital Status ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Disorders Of Consciousness ◽

Personal Accomplishment ◽

Burnout Syndrome ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical Quality

Abstract Background Burnout is more common among healthcare professionals, that is an important problem of professional distress that can seriously affect healthcare professionals’ emotional state, health, medical quality and doctor-patient relationship. However, only few studies researched the burnout status of healthcare professionals who care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness. The aim of this study was to evaluate the level of burnout and related contributing personal and environment factors in healthcare professionals managing these patients. Methods Institution-based cross-sectional study. Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey was used to evaluate burnout in professionals who specially care for patients with prolonged disorders of consciousness in the neurorehabilitation department. Results A total of 200 questionnaires were distributed, 121 were collected, among them 93 questionnaires could be used for further analysis. In this study, 61 participants (65.6%) showed burnout (55.2% physicians and 82.9% nurses). For the risks and Maslach Burnout Inventory scores, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were correlated with age, gender, occupation, marital status, years of practice, and education level. Reduced personal accomplishment was correlated with marital status. The variables of age (< 29 years old), occupation (nurses), marital status (unmarried), years of practice (< 5 years), and educational level (≤ Undergraduate) were associated with high levels of burnout. Conclusions Healthcare professionals who care for patients with disorders of consciousness experienced high levels of burnout. Especially those who were younger, nurse, unmarried, less practice experience or lower educational levels were more likely to experience high burnout.

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