Emotional exhaustion

About: Emotional exhaustion is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 8194 publications have been published within this topic receiving 317269 citations.

Sources of social support and burnout: A meta-analytic test of the conservation of resources model.

Abstract: The Conservation of Resources (COR) model of burnout (Hobfoll & Freedy, 1993) suggests that resources are differentially related to burnout dimensions. In this paper, I provide a meta-analysis of the social support and burnout literature, finding that social support, as a resource, did not yield different relationships across the 3 burnout dimensions (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment), challenging the COR model. However, when considering the source of the social support (work vs. nonwork) as a moderator, I found that work-related sources of social support, because of their more direct relationship to work demands, were more closely associated with exhaustion than depersonalization or personal accomplishment; the opposite pattern was found with nonwork sources of support. I discuss the implications of this finding in relation to the COR model and suggest future research directions to clarify the relationship between resources and burnout dimensions.

Burnout and career satisfaction among American surgeons.

Abstract: Objective:To determine the incidence of burnout among American surgeons and evaluate personal and professional characteristics associated with surgeon burnout.Background:Burnout is a syndrome of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization that leads to decreased effectiveness at work. A limited amoun

Prevalence of Burnout Among Physicians: A Systematic Review

Abstract: Importance Burnout is a self-reported job-related syndrome increasingly recognized as a critical factor affecting physicians and their patients An accurate estimate of burnout prevalence among physicians would have important health policy implications, but the overall prevalence is unknown Objective To characterize the methods used to assess burnout and provide an estimate of the prevalence of physician burnout Data Sources and Study Selection Systematic search of EMBASE, ERIC, MEDLINE/PubMed, psycARTICLES, and psycINFO for studies on the prevalence of burnout in practicing physicians (ie, excluding physicians in training) published before June 1, 2018 Data Extraction and Synthesis Burnout prevalence and study characteristics were extracted independently by 3 investigators Although meta-analytic pooling was planned, variation in study designs and burnout ascertainment methods, as well as statistical heterogeneity, made quantitative pooling inappropriate Therefore, studies were summarized descriptively and assessed qualitatively Main Outcomes and Measures Point or period prevalence of burnout assessed by questionnaire Results Burnout prevalence data were extracted from 182 studies involving 109 628 individuals in 45 countries published between 1991 and 2018 In all, 857% (156/182) of studies used a version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) to assess burnout Studies variably reported prevalence estimates of overall burnout or burnout subcomponents: 670% (122/182) on overall burnout, 720% (131/182) on emotional exhaustion, 681% (124/182) on depersonalization, and 632% (115/182) on low personal accomplishment Studies used at least 142 unique definitions for meeting overall burnout or burnout subscale criteria, indicating substantial disagreement in the literature on what constituted burnout Studies variably defined burnout based on predefined cutoff scores or sample quantiles and used markedly different cutoff definitions Among studies using instruments based on the MBI, there were at least 47 distinct definitions of overall burnout prevalence and 29, 26, and 26 definitions of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment prevalence, respectively Overall burnout prevalence ranged from 0% to 805% Emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low personal accomplishment prevalence ranged from 0% to 862%, 0% to 899%, and 0% to 871%, respectively Because of inconsistencies in definitions of and assessment methods for burnout across studies, associations between burnout and sex, age, geography, time, specialty, and depressive symptoms could not be reliably determined Conclusions and Relevance In this systematic review, there was substantial variability in prevalence estimates of burnout among practicing physicians and marked variation in burnout definitions, assessment methods, and study quality These findings preclude definitive conclusions about the prevalence of burnout and highlight the importance of developing a consensus definition of burnout and of standardizing measurement tools to assess the effects of chronic occupational stress on physicians

An Appraisal Perspective of Teacher Burnout: Examining the Emotional Work of Teachers

Abstract: K-12 teaching is a profession characterized by high levels of burnout and emotional exhaustion. Teacher burnout has been widely reviewed and studied; however, only limited literature examines the emotional aspects of teachers’ lives and its connection with teacher burnout. The purpose of this article is to review the literature on teacher burnout and teachers’ emotions and to examine the role of teachers' appraisal of their emotional exhaustion. Through reviewing the literature on teacher burnout and emotions, I argue that the habitual patterns in teachers’ judgments about student behavior and other teaching tasks may contribute significantly to teachers’ repeated experience of unpleasant emotions and those emotions may eventually lead to burnout. In order to ease teacher burnout, I argue that more studies on the antecedent appraisals that teachers make are necessary to help teachers better understand how their emotions were triggered and then learn how to regulate those emotions.