Date of Award

Summer 1982

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Psychology

Program/Concentration

Psychology

Committee Director

Glynn D. Coates

Committee Member

Glenn L. DeBiasi

Committee Member

Michael Kavanaugh

Call Number for Print

Special Collections LD4331.P65C38

Abstract

The syndrome of burnout is characterized by the development of negative self-perceptions and behaviors designed to protect oneself from emotional distress in a worker as a result of painful emotional stress generated by interactions between psychological demands from the work environment, personality needs of the worker, and the worker's self-perceived difficulty in meeting these demands and needs. The contributions of both environmental characteristics and personality traits to burnout levels were examined in a group of 45 intensive care nurses. Tests used included the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, a data questionnaire, the Survey of Organizations, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Variables contributing to burnout were Identified as dissatisfaction with organizational climate, decreased job satisfaction, amounts of overtime worked, the length of time a subject worked in an intensive care unit, and increased levels of the personality trait of forthrightness.

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DOI

10.25777/4gv5-rb85

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