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job burnout
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Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Introduction to Psychology open.maricopa.edu 8 facts
claimHeavy alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, being overweight, and having a physical or lifetime mental disorder are associated with job burnout.
claimJob burnout is defined as a general sense of emotional exhaustion and cynicism in relation to one's job, often occurring in human service professions such as social workers, teachers, therapists, and police officers.
accountTyre, a nursing assistant in a nursing home, experienced job burnout due to working long hours for little pay in a difficult facility.
referenceJob burnout consists of three dimensions: exhaustion (feeling emotionally drained), depersonalization (emotional detachment from service recipients, leading to callous or cynical attitudes), and diminished personal accomplishment (negative evaluation of one's work or feeling of failure to influence others).
claimJob strain is a primary risk factor for job burnout, which is most commonly observed in workers aged 55–64, unmarried individuals, and those in manual labor jobs.
claimJob burnout is often precipitated by feelings of having invested considerable energy, effort, and time into work while receiving little in return, such as low pay or a lack of respect and support.
accountTyre, a nursing home worker, experienced chronic work-related stress due to a domineering supervisor, lack of autonomy, lack of appreciation, low pay, and disrespectful treatment by residents. This environment led to job burnout, a callous attitude toward residents, increased absenteeism, and eventually resignation from the position.
measurementA study of over 3,000 Finnish employees found that 50% of participants with severe job burnout also had some form of depressive disorder.
Stress, Lifestyle, and Health – Psychology 2e OpenStax pressbooks.cuny.edu 8 facts
claimJob burnout occurs frequently among individuals employed in human service professions, including social workers, teachers, therapists, and police officers.
measurementA study of over 3,000 Finnish employees reported that 50% of participants with severe job burnout also had some form of depressive disorder, according to Ahola et al. (2005).
claimJob burnout is often precipitated by feelings of having invested significant energy, effort, and time into work while receiving little in return, such as low pay or a lack of respect and support from others, as noted by Tatris, Peeters, Le Blanc, Schreurs, and Schaufeli (2001).
claimJob strain, which can lead to job burnout, is caused by jobs that are highly demanding, offer little control over the working environment, or involve unfavorable working conditions.
claimHeavy alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, being overweight, and having a physical or lifetime mental disorder are associated with job burnout, according to Ahola et al. (2006).
claimJob burnout is defined as a general sense of emotional exhaustion and cynicism in relation to one's job, as described by Maslach and Jackson in 1981.
claimJob strain is a primary risk factor for job burnout, which is most commonly observed in workers who are aged 55–64, unmarried, and employed in manual labor.
claimJob burnout consists of three dimensions: exhaustion (a sense that emotional resources are drained), depersonalization (a sense of emotional detachment between the worker and the recipients of their services, often resulting in callous or indifferent attitudes), and diminished personal accomplishment (the tendency to evaluate one's work negatively or feel a failure to influence others' lives).
Stress, Lifestyle, and Health - Maricopa Open Digital Press open.maricopa.edu 1 fact
claimJob burnout is a general sense of emotional exhaustion and cynicism in relation to one’s job, consisting of three dimensions: exhaustion, depersonalization, and a sense of diminished personal accomplishment.