scholarly journals Diagnostics of Problems and Measures to Overcome Professional Burnout

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (47) ◽  
pp. 64-71
Author(s):  
A. V. Vasylyk ◽  
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K. S. Stoliaruk ◽  
A. V. Buluy ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Professional Burnout ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Negative Factors

The main aim of the article is to update the research on identifying problems and developing measures to overcome professional burnout through a combination of instruments in the author’s sociological study, taking the staff of one of the domestic enterprises as the material for the research. The aim is also to identify and determine the key symptoms of burnout syndrome. Given the brisk growth of the service sector, it is obvious that it naturally affects the increase in the number of «man-man» professions, which are among the most vulnerable ones as for the burnout probability. That is why diagnosis of such problems has been performed at a restaurant from a popular chain in Ukraine. The key objectives of this study are the following: to determine the structure of the company’s staff by estimating the burnout level; to compare negative factors influencing the restaurant employees’ work; to assess the impact of working conditions on burnout; to find out the respondents’ attitude to work; to compare the respondents’ assessments of the components of the «Individuality» factor. The study has resulted in identifying the following problems: employees’ improper attitude to work; long working hours leading to overwork; conflicting clients; inadequate rest conditions for employees. Besides diagnosing these problems, the article also suggests measures to overcome them, naming some projected indicators of reducing the effects of employees’ burnout at the enterprise under study and the corresponding costs for taking these measures

Entrepreneurs and Burnout. How Hardy Pesonality works in this process

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412199697
Author(s):  
Laura Quiun ◽  
Marta Herrero ◽  
Maria del Carmen Yeo Ayala ◽  
Bernardo Moreno-Jiménez
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Occupational Factors ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Background Considering the importance of entrepreneurship and the impact of burnout on workers’ health, this study aims to explore the presence of burnout in entrepreneurs and the interaction of hardy personality (HP) in this process. Method The sample included 255 Spanish entrepreneurs. Occupational factors, working hours, labour immersion, HP, burnout syndrome (i.e. Emotional exhaustion, Depersonalization and Lack of accomplishment) and burnout consequences were assessed. Results Descriptive analysis showed that entrepreneurs had low levels of occupational factors, burnout syndrome and consequences. Hierarchical regression exploratory results indicated that working hours, labour immersion, and Emotional exhaustion were the most relevant predictors of the consequences. Besides, mediation models with PROCESS macro (v.3.0) highlighted the indirect effect of occupational factors and showed that emotional exhaustion was the only component of burnout that mediated in between the predictors and the consequences. As well, HP moderated the relationship between occupational factors and emotional exhaustion. Conclusions Occupational factors are the main predictor of burnout in entrepreneurs and HP could prevent their effect on Emotional exhaustion. The results suggest the importance of training to promote HP for better health and performance of entrepreneurs.

scholarly journals Analysis and Risk Assessment of the Working Conditions of a Steam Turbine Operator

2001 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 520-537
Author(s):  
Irina V. Andrunyak ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Steam Turbine ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Special Assessment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Negative Factors

The article analyzes the negative factors of a steam turbine operator of the 5th category using the example of the Krasnoyarsk CHP. The main factors determining the working conditions are reflected. Based on the results of a special assessment of working conditions classes (subclasses) of conditions for a steam turbine operator have been identified. The definitions and the procedure for assessing occupational risk, taking into account injuriesin hazardous areas, have been formulated, on the basis of which a tree of events of the occurrence of accidents has been built. The calculation of risk assessment of working conditions, where the main harmful factor is the impact of noise on the human body and the resulting hearing loss is proposed

scholarly journals Modification of working conditions of teaching staff of higher education institutions: legal aspects

2021 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 547-565
Author(s):  
Svetlana Yu. Golovina ◽  
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Olesya V. Shcherbakova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Legal Regulation ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Professional Burnout ◽  
The Impact

Introduction. Working conditions of the teaching staff of higher education institutions are not static, as they reflect the changes taking place in the outside world. The increase in the role of informatization, the acceleration of the information flow, the changing of the information field, the introduction of scientometric indicators, the recognition of the impact of stress in the workplace on the health of an employee – all this accompanies the work of the teaching staff. The analysis of these phenomena makes it possible to single out three large groups of working conditions for the teaching staff of higher education institution, which today are undergoing changes, to identify the prerequisites for their occurrence and to formulate their consequences for the entire educational process. The purpose of the study was to conduct a comprehensive analysis of the working conditions of higher education teachers, which are currently undergoing changes. Methods and methodology. The work used the methodology of a comprehensive study, including methods of document analysis, comparative analysis, secondary use of sociological, economic and medical data. The results of the study show that the digitalization of vocational education, including higher education, is carried out in different conditions than the digitalization of schools, which leads to the emergence of a new paradigm of interaction between higher education teachers and students. As a result of research, the absence of a centralized acquisition of skills in the use of digital technologies by teachers was confirmed: 45% of respondents carry out advanced training on their own, 41% – using online platforms, 31% – ask for help from colleagues in their educational institution, 30% – exchange experience with colleagues from others vocational institutions. In the absence of legislative regulation of the issue of mastering new digital competencies by the teaching staff of higher education institutions, the ways of solving this issue are proposed. The results of the research revealed that meeting the scientific productivity requirements for the teaching staff is one of the main sources of stress in the workplace (40% of respondents). It is concluded that in order to achieve quality indicators in the field of scientific activity, in order to prevent opportunistic behavior of the teaching staff, higher education institutions need to develop tools of internal motivation. The authors believe that an integrated approach to regulating the emotional burnout of teachers could also be applied in relation to minimizing the risks of professional burnout, that is, to adopt acts of legal regulation at the federal and local levels in order to prevent professional burnout.

SCIENTIFIC JUSTIFICATION OF THE MODULAR PROGRAM OF HEALTH PRESERVATION OF TEACHERS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.V. Zheglova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Professional Burnout ◽  
Scientific Justification ◽  
Scientific Substantiation ◽  
Social Demographic

Abstract: In the process of educational activity, the health of teachers is an important component of the process, affecting its content and results. The purpose of our work was the scientific substantiation and development of a modular program for preserving the health of teachers of secondary schools. Within the framework of the study, a hygienic assessment of working conditions was carried out, social, demographic characteristics and lifestyle factors were studied, and the psychological state of teachers was assessed. A modular program for preserving the health of teachers of secondary schools has been developed and implemented, aimed at reducing the risk of the formation of professional burnout syndrome, preserving and strengthening the health of the studied contingent with integration into the practice of education and healthcare.

The Impact of Long Working Hours on Cognitive Function: A Follow-Up Study with Gender Stratification

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 727-734
Author(s):  
Seunghyun Lee ◽  
Joon Yul Choi ◽  
Wanhyung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Gender Stratification ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazard ◽  
Hazard Ratios ◽  
Cox Proportional Hazard Regression ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Recent studies have shown that long working hours can have adverse consequences on health and possibly trigger biological processes that mediate the relationship between long working hours and cognitive decline. Objective: To investigate whether long working hours and the overall duration such exposure is associated with a decline in cognitive function. Methods: Data obtained during the Korean Longitudinal Study on Aging (n = 2,518) during the period 2006–2018 were used to explore the relationship between long working hours and cognitive decline. Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination (K-MMSE) scores were used to evaluate cognitive function. Cox proportional hazard regression models were used to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs), which were used to evaluate declines in K-MMSE scores over the 12-year study period. Results: Overall HR (95% CI) for a decline in cognitive function in long working hours group was 1.13 (0.73–1.17). When categorized by sex, women with long working hours had an HR (95% CI) of 1.50 (1.05–2.22), K-MMSE scores decreased significantly after working long hours for 5 years (p < 0.01). Conclusion: The study furthers understanding of the effects of long working hours on cognitive decline among female workers. Further research is required to determine the effects of long working hours on cognitive functions.

scholarly journals Effect of Long Working Hours on Depression and Mental Well-Being among Employees in Shanghai: The Role of Having Leisure Hobbies

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (24) ◽  
pp. 4980
Author(s):  
Zan Li ◽  
Junming Dai ◽  
Ning Wu ◽  
Yingnan Jia ◽  
Junling Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Health ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Working Time ◽  
World Health ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental Well Being

Our aim is to examine the associations between long working hours and depression and mental well-being among the working population in Shanghai, as well as to identify the impact of having hobbies on these relationships. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Shanghai, with depression assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scale and mental well-being assessed by the World Health Organization five-item Well-Being Index (WHO-5) scale. The phenomenon of long working hours (69.3%) was quite common among employees in Shanghai, and the rate of working over 60 h was 19.3%. Those who worked over 60 h had the highest prevalence of poorer mental health compared with individuals working ≤40 h per week. After adjustment in the logistic regression model, those who reported weekly working time over 60 h were 1.40 (95%CI: 1.03–1.90) and 1.66 (95%CI: 1.26–2.18) times more likely to have depression and poor mental well-being (PMWB), respectively. Adjusted ORs for having hobbies were 0.78 (95%CI: 0.62–0.97) and 0.62 (95%CI: 0.51–0.75), respectively. Meanwhile, having hobbies could significantly lower the mean score on the PHQ-9 and elevate the mean score on the WHO-5 in each working time group, with no interaction effect. Long working hours could have a significantly negative impact on workers’ psychological health. Importantly, having hobbies in their daily lives might help to mitigate the adverse effects of long working hours on workers’ depression and mental well-being.

scholarly journals “Work Like a Chinese”: Aspirations, Patterns of Work, and Working Conditions of the Chinese Immigrant Community in Southern Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 7063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bárbara Badanta ◽  
María González-Cano Caballero ◽  
Elena Fernández-García ◽  
Rocío de Diego-Cordero ◽  
Giancarlo Lucchetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Conditions ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
Work Conditions ◽  
Southern Spain ◽  
Immigrant Community ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Provision Of Services

Expanding businesses was the main reason for the immigration of Chinese people in Spain, which consists the fifth largest nationality of immigrants in this country. Nevertheless, few studies have been carried out to understand the working conditions of this population. Using an ethnographic design, this study examined the work patterns and working conditions among Chinese immigrants living in southern Spain and how these factors affected their health. Observing participants, field notes, and semi-structured interviews with question script were conducted with 133 Chinese immigrants. Five main themes were defined: “Economic improvement as a migratory reason”, “Conception to Work”, “Labor Sector”, “Work conditions”, and “Occupational health”. Our results showed that Chinese immigrants worked in the provision of services, with long working hours and little rest. Although they had low rates of unemployment, the working conditions had an important impact on their dietary patterns and their family life. Ergonomic and psychosocial risks also explained high rates of musculoskeletal problems and stress. In conclusion, Chinese immigrants living in southern Spain work actively in the service sector of the economy, but with many work hours. These characteristics seem to impact their health at a physical, psychological, and social level.

Rate of inappropriate energy and micronutrient intake among the Korean working population

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (18) ◽  
pp. 3356-3367
Author(s):  
Wanhyung Lee ◽  
Jiyoun Jung ◽  
Joonho Ahn ◽  
Hyoung-Ryoul Kim
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Nutrient Intakes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
Standard Work ◽  
Adjusted Logistic Regression

AbstractObjective:Adequate energy and nutrient intakes are important for workers who spend at least one-third of their day working. We investigated differences in these intakes among Korean workers because few studies have reported on energy or nutrient intakes, related to working conditions (long working hours, shift work and non-standard work).Design:Dietary intake was assessed using 1-d 24-h recall. Energy and nutrient intakes were evaluated using age- and sex-specific dietary reference intakes for Korean citizens. Occupational characteristics were obtained from self-reported Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (KNHANES) data (occupational classification, working hours, shift work and non-standard workers). An age, education and household income-adjusted logistic regression model was applied to investigate differences in inappropriate energy and nutrient intakes, by sex and occupation.Setting:Cross-sectional study.Participants:From KNHANES (2007–2016), 11 145 participants (5401 males; 5744 females) were included, finally.Results:Males with long working hours had higher inappropriate carbohydrate, protein, water, vitamin B2 and phosphate intakes than those who worked ≤60 h/week. Long working hours among females were significantly associated with total energy and nutrient ‘under-intake’. Male shift and non-standard workers had higher inappropriate protein, water, mineral and vitamin intakes. Multivariate logistic regression revealed that white- and male pink-collar workers had significantly increased risks of water and vitamins A, C, B1 and niacin ‘under-intake’.Conclusions:We found different rates of inappropriate energy and micronutrient intakes according to working conditions. Younger workers with long hours and shift work schedules were vulnerable to inappropriate energy and nutrient intakes.

The relationship between long working hours and weight gain in older workers in Europe

Work ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 753-759
Author(s):  
Umit Guner ◽  
Neslihan Guner
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Working Conditions ◽  
Older Workers ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Middle Aged ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Long Working Hours ◽  
The Relationship

BACKGROUND: Several studies have been performed on the relationship between working conditions and health. Numerous parameters still require further study, including working hours and obesity among different groups, specifically older workers in national, regional, and international levels. OBJECTIVE: Working hours have considerable effects on the socio-cultural, psychological, and economic aspects of people’s lives and health. While long working hours increases income level and raises living standards, it increases the risk of certain health problems. This study investigated whether working hours are associated with obesity in upper-middle-aged workers. METHODS: The Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) dataset was used for the analyses. Analyses were carried out by means of a Cox regression of the panel dataset created with the data in question, surveyed by European Commission to 12,000 participants. RESULTS: The survey was performed in Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Ireland. We found that in most countries, especially Sweden and the Netherlands, upper-middle-aged employees working > 59 hours per week are more likely to gain weight than their counterparts working < 59 hours. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings raise awareness of obesity in older workers, and highlight the need to regulate working conditions and hours in the European Union and other countries.

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