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A national study of burnout in radiotherapists registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa

Aspekte van verpleegbestuur in die veroorsaking van uitbranding by verpleegkundiges in intensiewesorgeenhede in 'n hospitaal

  • Authors: Neethling, Magdalene
  • Date: 2014-03-12
  • Subjects: Intensive care nursing - Administration , Nurses - Job stress , Burn out (Psychology)
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:4308 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9660
  • Description: M.Cur. (Nursing Management) , The largest and most expensive asset of any health care institution is its human resources. Mol [1984 : 1J quite correctly says that no organization can reach its full potential when these resources are not utilized effectively. The researcher has noticed certain behavior patterns amongst the nursing staff in intensive care units. These behaviour patterns include an increase in staff turnover and absenteeism. The question that arose was whether it could be ascribed to professional burnout and whether nursing managers could be contributing to the cause thereof. Th. burnout syndrome is a slowly developing psychologically destructive process, which is in relation to the effect the work environment· has on the individual. The consequences of professional burnout has many negative effects on the nurse, ·the patient, the profession and the health care delivery system. The concept of professional burnout is described with reference from the literature and by means·of a survey the following was determined, that:- all nurses working in intensive care units in the hospital were the research was conducted, had experienced symptoms of professional burnout; the majority of these nurses perceive their work situation as severely stressful; and - nursing managers are overwhelmingly applying the autocratic leadership style. Some of the important conclusions culminating from this study are that:- all these nurses experience one or other degree of professional burnout as a result of experiences resulting from unresolved stress in the work environment; and the nursing manager possibly uses ineffective management strategies due to a lack of management training, thus contributing to professional burnout.
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Beroepsmatheidervaring by psigiatriese verpleegkundiges in 'n privaat psigiatriese hospitaal

  • Authors: Erasmus, Laetitia
  • Date: 2014-04-03
  • Subjects: Burn out (Psychology) , Psychiatric nursing - Research - South Africa , Psychiatric hospitals - Research
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:10519 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10020
  • Description: M.Cur. (Psychiatric Nursing) , Burnout has severe consequences for the psychiatric nurse as individual and for the mental health delivery system because of an increase in staff turnover and a decrease in the quality of patientcare. Psychiatric nurses suffering from burnout have the potential to experience job satisfaction, if job satisfaction can be facilitated. Job satisfaction of the psychiatric nurse will promote the mental health for her as individual, her patients, colleagues, family and the community. The following aims were set for the research project: Exploring and describing the aspects which cause and promote burnout amongst psychiatric nurses at a private psychiatric hospital; and to formulate guidelines for the psychiatric nursing specialist to facilitate job satisfaction of psychiatric nurses, as an integral part of mental health by means of mobilisation of resources. Nursing for the Whole Person Theory was used as the theoretical framework for this qualitative,contextual study. Botes' Model (1995:4-9) for Nursing Research was used to structure theresearch. The measures which were used to ensure reliability,validity and credibility of the research, were that of Guba (inKrefting, 1991:214-222).A pilot study was conducted to prevent obstacles during gathering and analysis of data. Specific criteria were set for selectionof participants. After conducting a pilot study, fiveparticipants were purposively selected from the target populationat a private psychiatric clinic.Individual focus interviews were recorded on tape and latertranscribed. Data gathering and data analysis were divided in two phases. Three questions were asked during -Phase 1 regarding burnout, and one during - Phase 2- regarding guidelinesfor the prevention of burnout. Data was analyzed systematicallyand descriptive, combining Tesch's (in Creswell, 1994:115) and Kerlinger's (1986:479) methods.
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Die voorkoms van die beroepsmatheidsindroom onder maatskaplike werkers

  • Authors: Van Wyk, Petrus Cornelius
  • Date: 2014-04-24
  • Subjects: Burn out (Psychology) , Social workers - Job stress
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:10867 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/10374
  • Description: M.A. (Social Science) , The work environment in which social workers are fulfilling their duties are today demanding more and more of them. These demands are different from those demands of other professions and is the result of the distinctiveness of the helping professions. Social workers boast that they are because of their work situation always in a state of emotional exhaustion. To this the literature refers as the burnout syndrome. Articles and research reports on the topic of burnout appeared in the past on a regular basis and are new articles and reports published regularly. A research study was undertaken to determine what the extent of burnout is in social workers and to determine if there are reason for the widespread claims that they are victims of the burnout syndrome. The aim was also to determine those factors that are involved in causing burnout. A literature study were undertaken with the aim to describe the burnout syndrome. The literature showed that burnout is a syndrome characteristic of the helping professions. The literature also describes specific elements by which burnout could be recognised. It further gave some indications of those factors that are instrumental in the development of burnout. A sample were selected, a questionnaire compiled and distributed with the aim to collect information on the appearance of burnout. The results of the study showed different results. The most important result that was established was the lack of high levels of burnout in the sample. Only a small percentage of the respondents displayed high levels of burnout. The results also indicated that work dissatisfaction, a lack of autonomy, role problems (role conflict and role ambuguity) related to high levels of burnout. A sample were selected, a questionnaire compiled and distributed with the aim to collect information on the appearance of burnout. The results of the study showed different results. The most important result that was established was the lack of high levels of burnout in the sample. Only a small percentage of the respondents displayed high levels of burnout. The results also indicated that workdissatisfaction, a lack of autonomy, role problems (role conflict and roleambuguity) related to high levels of burnout in respondents. The results of the study led to certain recommendations concerning the prevention of burnout in social workers.
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Exploring counsellor burnout and personal accomplishment in organisations that empower abused women

  • Authors: Hatfield, Kelly
  • Date: 2012-03-05
  • Subjects: Counselors , Burn out (Psychology) , Adjustment (Psychology) , Violence , Abused women , Wife abuse , Rape
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:2141 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4508
  • Description: M.A. , Violence in South Africa has reached epidemic proportions. Violence against women is one area in which this social undercurrent continuously plays itself out. People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) and Rape Crisis, Cape Town (RCCT) are two organizations that use lay counsellors to focus specifically on counselling women who have endured rape and domestic violence. Burnout is widely recognized as a consequence of this helping profession. This quantitative study comprised of 26 female counsellors from POWA and RCCT, who completed questionnaires that included demographic data, the Maslach Burnout Inventory to measure levels of burnout and personal accomplishment, and the COPE that measures different coping styles. The statistical analysis used was Pearson's correlation t-tests and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Results showed that this small sample group do not feel burned out, but rather have a sense of personal accomplishment. The counsellors listed eleven of the fourteen coping styles suggested as useful, and five of these appeared significantly so. Certain differences in coping techniques became apparent when analysed according to demographic data. Limitations of the study and recommendations for future research are also discussed.
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Gender differences in work-family conflict as predictor of well-being in the transport sector

  • Authors: Birkenstock, Charlene
  • Date: 2017
  • Subjects: Psychology, Industrial , Gender identity in the workplace - South Africa , Work and family - South Africa , Transport workers - Family relationships - South Africa , Burn out (Psychology)
  • Language: English
  • Type: Masters (Thesis)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/246143 , uj:25509
  • Description: M.Com. (Industrial Psychology) , Abstract: Orientation — The study was set in the context of the South African transport sector, and selected aspects of workplace well-being among both men and women were examined. No such study has previously been undertaken in this sector of the South African economy, which is strongly male-dominated. Research purpose— The main purpose of the study was to examine the role of gender in the relationship of work‒family conflict with work engagement and burnout. Secondary aims were to determine the main effect of work‒family conflict on work engagement and burnout, and to investigate the moderating role of social support. Motivation for the study: There are no known research studies on the well-being of women and men working within the transport sector in South Africa. This study is of importance, as the transport sector is a crucial sector for economic growth and stability. Therefore, it is important to pay attention to employee well-being, as this impacts organisational effectiveness. With an increase in dual-earner families, men and women are increasingly experiencing strain and work‒family conflict at work. The transport sector has been labelled as dominated by men, and it is therefore sensible to determine whether there are gender differences in the experience of work‒family conflict and prominent health outcomes, namely burnout and work engagement. Research design, approach, and method: A quantitative, cross-sectional survey design was used. Surveys were distributed via email and in hard copy to various companies in the South African transport sector. A final sample of 142 questionnaires were utilised in the analyses. Data were gathered using a biographical questionnaire (designed by the present researcher), the South African Burnout Scale, the Work‒family Conflict Questionnaire, the Job Content Questionnaire, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9). Correlation analysis, ttests, linear regression, and moderated hierarchical regression were employed to calculate the results. Main findings: Levels of work engagement, burnout, and work–family conflict are not significantly different for men and women. Work-to-family conflict has a significant effect on work engagement, cognitive weariness, and fatigue. Family-to-work conflict has a significant effect on work engagement, cognitive weariness, and emotional exhaustion. Gender acts as a moderator in the relationship between family-to-work conflict and work engagement, as well as between work-to-family conflict and emotional exhaustion. Gender...
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Gesprekke in kleur : kunsterapie met lekeberaders wat aan uitbranding ly

  • Authors: Kleynhans, Alta
  • Date: 2012-02-27
  • Subjects: Art therapy , Burn out (Psychology)
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:2055 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4404
  • Description: M.A. , This study investigates the role that art plays in the lives of lay counselors in identifying and coping with burnout. This study was executed within the framework of a community psychological context. Art is not used solely as therapy neither is it only used in therapy. This author accepts Mills and Crowley's (1986) living benefits approach. This approach states that art can be used pragmatically to visually represent a problem area in a persons live as well as the solution to the problem. With regards to burnout art can be used to identify burnout symptoms on an individual, interpersonal and organizational level and in the five areas of affect, behaviour, cognition, physical and motivation. The living benefits approach goes one step further by stating that individuals have the intrinsic ability to use art to identify mechanisms that will help them to resolve problem areas in their lives. Art is used as an intermedium between therapy and art to facilitate conversation. Art is the main changing agent that motivates individuals to change their perceptions en later on their coping mechanisms in response to a problem. The results of this study can be used to create a primary prevention program. This program can focus on teaching individuals interpersonal cognitive coping mechanisms as will be seen in the literature study on competence building.
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Job characteristics and burnout : the confounding and moderating effect of neuroticism

  • Authors: Thomas, Natasha F.
  • Date: 2012-06-05
  • Subjects: Job characteristics , Burn out (Psychology) , Neuroticism , Job demands , Job stress , Personality , Industrial psychology , Job Demands-Control-Support model , Job Content Questionnaire , Maslach Burnout Inventory , NEO Five-Factor Inventory
  • Type: Mini-Dissertation
  • Identifier: uj:2435 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4894
  • Description: M.Comm. , The main aims of this study were explored using the Job Demands-Control-Support (JDCS) model. The first aim was to test the isostrain and buffer hypothesis of the JDCS model. The second aim was to investigate the role that neuroticism played in the relationship referred to above. A cross-sectional design was used. The sample (N=644) represented a diverse range of working participants within the Gauteng region of South Africa. The Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ), the Maslach Burnout Inventory – General Survey (MBI-GS), and the NEO Five-Factor Inventory Revised (NEO-FFI-R) were administered. In terms of the latter, only the items relating to neuroticism were analysed. The results indicated that job characteristics combined additively to predict burnout. Control moderated the relationship between demands and exhaustion. Neuroticism had a main effect on all three dimensions of burnout, and acted as a confounding variable in the relationship between demands and exhaustion. Neuroticism also acted as a buffer between demands and exhaustion, demands and cynicism, demands and professional efficacy, support and exhaustion and support and professional efficacy. The implications, limitations and recommendations relating to these results are discussed.
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Job demands, job resources, work identity and PsyCap in a clinical research environment

  • Authors: Van Rensburg, Linda
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Clinical trials , Human capital - Psychological aspects , Work - Psychological aspects , Burn out (Psychology)
  • Language: English
  • Type: Masters (Thesis)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/456380 , uj:40424
  • Description: Abstract: Orientation: Clinical research organisations, like all other companies, also have their own set of job demands, job resources and challenges that influences workplace outcomes. Clinical trials are essential for the improvement of public health, however various internal factors have been found to slow down clinical trials, including employee turnover, workload, conditions of employment and management. Companies are becoming conscious of the importance of employees in achieving organisational outcomes and over the past few decades, research into the factors that influence workplace productivity for example job demands and job resources, work identity and psychological capital and related outcomes have increased, It is beneficial for organisations to understand the intricate correlations and relationships between these constructs that influence workplace productivity, as it allows the organisations to use the information to strategise and plan for optimal human resource management and interventions to improve workplace outcomes. Research purpose: This study aims to explore the relationships between job demands and work identity; job resources and work identity and to determine if PsyCap mediates the relationship between job demands and work identity; and job resources and work identity in a clinical research environment. Motivation for the study: This quantitative study is motivated by the need to understand the factors that drive positive employee behaviour and commitment in the workplace, more specifically in the clinical research environment. “A plethora of research exists on various constructs linked to employee behaviour and ultimately workplace outcomes. Job demands, job resources and work identity are related to workplace outcomes, such as turnover intentions, workload, organisational support and productivity. We do, however, not understand the possible relationship that PsyCap may have with job demands and job resources and work identity. Each of these constructs have been researched extensively in various research settings, however no research exists in the clinical research environment in South Africa... , M.Phil. (Human Resource Development)
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Job resources as moderators of the relationship between job demands and well-being

  • Authors: Claassens, Hilana
  • Date: 2018
  • Subjects: Employees - Mental health , Well-being , Quality of work life , Anxiety , Depression, Mental , Locus of control , Burn out (Psychology)
  • Language: English
  • Type: Masters (Thesis)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/282937 , uj:30498
  • Description: Abstract: Depression and anxiety are considered two of the most common mental health issues in the workplace. Mental ill health is felt widely by the employee, employer and the economy and therefore the promotion of mental health is crucial. Two personality factors, namely sense of coherence and locus of control seem to improve mental health. The theoretical framework of this study was based on the Job-Demands Resources Model, however, instead of job demands and resources, personal demands and resources, were added and operationalised. Depresssion and anxiety were operationalised as personal demands, and sense of coherence and locus of control as personal resources. The aim of this study was to determine significant relationships among the study variables (depression, anxiety, locus of control, sense of coherence, work engagement and burnout). The second aim was to establish whether locus of control and sense of coherence (personal resources) played a moderating role in the relationship between anxiety and depression (personal demands) on the one hand, and work engagement and burnout (organisational health outcomes) on the other. A quantitative cross-sectional research design was utilised and data was obtained from accessible adults in various workplaces and industries across South Africa (N=346). The findings showed that there are significant main effects for locus of control on work engagement and burnout, and sense of coherence on work engagement and burnout. Direct effects were also found for anxiety and depression, who both had significant direct effects on work engagement and burnout. The results however indicated that neither locus of control, nor sense of coherence acted as a moderator between depression and work engagement, depression and burnout, anxiety and work engagement, or between anxiety and burnout. , M.Com. (Industrial Psychology)
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Predikant en uitbranding : 'n sielkundige ondersoek

  • Authors: Odendal, Francois Johannes
  • Date: 2014-02-18
  • Subjects: Burn out (Psychology) , Clergy , Job stress - South Africa
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: http://ujcontent.uj.ac.za8080/10210/389110 , uj:4114 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/9461
  • Description: M.A. (Psychology) , The purpose of the· analysis was to translate the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) into Afrikaans and to evaluate the metrical qualities of the translated and adjusted questionnaire, as well as to establish the difference between ministers with high and low burn-out, with regard to specific personality traits, anxiety, selfactualization and demographical and workrelated variables. The research design was of an ex post facto nature. The test sample consisted of 82 ministers of the Dutch Reformed Church of the Ring of Western Transvaal. They were randomly selected. The MBI was used to determine burn-out, the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16-PF) to measure the primary personality traits, the IPAT Anxiety Scale to measure free floating manifested anxiety and the Personal Orientation Inventory (POI) for the measurement of selfactualization. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain information about the demographical, workrelated and other variables of the experimental subjects. To determine the reliability of the inventory, Kuder Richardson coefficients were computed for the various subscales of the adjusted MEl. Determination of validity involved the calculation of Bravais-Pearson correlation coefficients between the various subscales in relation to each other and between other criterion measurements. to determine burn-out vary The U-test of Mann-Whitney was conducted whether persons with low and high with regard to specific personality
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Protective factors towards teacher resilience in a privately-funded independent school

  • Authors: Boatsi, Tenneson
  • Date: 2018
  • Subjects: Teachers - Job stress , School management and organization , Stress management , Burn out (Psychology)
  • Language: English
  • Type: Masters (Thesis)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/286569 , uj:31010
  • Description: M.Ed. (Educational Psychology) , Abstract: The study was aimed at understanding and exploring how teachers adapt and cope with stressors in a privately-funded independent school. Much research has been done on teacher stress and its effects on delivering of quality education. Various studies conducted have found that workload, low salary, frequent changes of curriculum and students’ unruly behaviour are the sources of stress (Denhere & Chireshe, 2005). Furthermore, the sources of stress in private schools in Turkey were revealed to be inadequate resources, lack of encouragement and constant supervision from school administrators, low social status of the profession, indiscipline among students, as well as high expectations from parents (Aydin & Kaya, 2016). The effects of teacher stress cannot be underestimated as it may manifest in physiological conditions such as headaches, sleep disturbances and depression (Dunham & Varma, 1998), anxiety and alcoholism (Kaur, 2011) and lack of professional commitment (Champoux, 2000). After considering the prevalence of teacher stress and its effect on teachers delivering quality teaching and learning, the importance of deepening our understanding on how teachers resiliently adapt and cope with stressors becomes apparent in reducing teacher attrition. The theoretical conceptual framework for the study was fundamentally based on a post-modern interpretivist paradigm using the epistemology and ontology of social constructionism (Gergen, 2009). A qualitative generic design was deemed appropriate for the study. The data for this study was collected by means of semi-structured interviews and an incomplete sentences activity. These instruments were used to elicit teachers’ views on how they adapt and cope with stressors and what protective resilience factors support them. An inductive content analysis was used in analysing the data. The themes that emerged during data analysis pointed out protective factors enabling teacher resilience, as well as other factors that constrain or reduce teacher resilience. Those factors that enable teachers to adapt and cope with stressors include: commitment to learners, professional development and freedom,..
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Resiliency as experienced by teachers in a special secondary school in Gauteng

  • Authors: Schouwink, Frederik
  • Date: 2012-06-07
  • Subjects: Special education teachers- South Africa - Gauteng , Resilience (Personality trait) , Burn out (Psychology) , Teachers - Job stress - South Africa - Gauteng
  • Type: Mini-Dissertation
  • Identifier: uj:8712 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/5064
  • Description: M. Ed. , This study is aimed at exploring resiliency as experienced by teachers in a special secondary school in Gauteng. Many studies have investigated the impact of stress and burnout on teachers and how it impacts on the delivery of educational services. Studies have found that excessive stress may lead to poor teaching, poor-decision making, lowered self-esteem, low job satisfaction and lack of commitment to remain in the profession (Schulze & Steyn, 2007). These are especially prevalent among special education teachers who are subsequently at the highest risk of leaving the profession (Wisniewski & Gargiulo, 1997). While much is therefore known about teacher stress and burnout in education, it is less clear what the experiences might be of teachers who do manage to deal positively with the various demands in special schools despite the numerous professional challenges they face. In other words, the study aimed at gaining a better understanding of the experiences that have enabled some special education teachers in a Gauteng secondary school to sustain their motivation, commitment and, consequently, their effectiveness in the profession. By doing so, proactive strategies could be taken to address the problem of teacher stress and burnout which could result in the betterment of retention of special education teachers. In this study, the researcher made use of extreme case sampling, in others words locating individuals that have been cited for achievement and particular distinguished characteristics, i.e. resilient teachers. The school management team and fellow teachers identified nine colleagues who demonstrated the ability to adapt to stressors in the school context, despite various challenges. Criteria that informed the identification of resilient teachers related to those teachers who demonstrated high energy levels, enthusiasm, creativity, optimism and positive relationships with others. In this research, an interpretivist research paradigm framed the research with a qualitative approach and a phenomenological design. The data for this study was collected by means of semi-structured interviews, a focus interview, photos as well as a verification questionnaire. Moreover, data was also collected by the keeping of a personal researcher‘s journal. Data was analysed using content analysis. Themes that emerged during the data analysis pointed out that certain factors contributed to teachers experiencing resilience, whereas others depleted teachers‘ ability to be resilient in the face of hardship within their professional roles. Those factors that played a part towards the experience of resilience were encouragement from a significant other in their life history, spirituality, lifelong learning, utilizing their emotional intelligence and wanting to be a role model to others. In contrast, those factors that obstruct resilience related to the difficulty of the individual to establish healthy boundaries, wanting and being unable to take other people‘s problems away, and having unrealistic expectations regarding the support of fellow colleagues. Following the discussion of the themes, recommendations were provided to assist relevant role-players in promoting the experience of resilience among special secondary school teachers. The study concludes
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The effect of physical activity on mental fatigue measured by EEG and self-reported responses in healthy, active individuals

  • Authors: Bruce, Meghann Ashleigh
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Burn out (Psychology) , Mental fatigue - Treatment , Fatigue
  • Language: English
  • Type: Masters (Thesis)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/475693 , uj:42920
  • Description: Abstract: Mental fatigue has been extensively researched after the occurrence of mental activities however, less research has been done on mental fatigue after the occurrence of physical tasks. Studies suggest that certain professional athletes are able to overcome the constraints of fatigue, suggesting that the fatigue experienced is a sensation rather than a physical occurrence. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of physical activity on mental fatigue, and to study whether the mental fatigue, if experienced, is subjective or objective in nature, after physical activity. The study measured biological markers, subjective mental fatigue, working memory and made use of electrocochleography (EEG)... , M.A. (Psychology)
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The moderating effect of core self-evaluative traits on the relationship between job demands and burnout

  • Authors: Monareng, Kgonnye Palesa Debrah
  • Date: 2018
  • Subjects: Burn out (Psychology) , Job stress , Work - Psychological aspects , Vulnerability (Personality trait) , Psychology, Industrial
  • Language: English
  • Type: Masters (Thesis)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/295992 , uj:32242
  • Description: M.Phil. (Industrial Psychology) , Abstract: Burnout, which is a response to interpersonal and emotional job stress, continues to receive much research due to the various negative impacts s it can have on organisations and employees. It is known that burnout occurs in work settings where there are many demands and few resources. However, individual difference variables cannot be ignored in the development of burnout. Drawing on the Job Demands-Resources model and positioning personality as a personal resource in the model this study set out to investigate if Core Self-Evaluative Traits moderate the challenge demand-burnout and hindrance demand-burnout relationship. The Maslach Burnout inventory, Core Self-Evaluation Scale, Quantitative Workload Inventory, and e Role Conflict and Ambiguity Scale were administered to 129 working adults. The results showed that challenge demands, hindrance demands, and Core Self-Evaluative Traits had a positive relationship with burnout. Core Self-Evaluative Traits did not moderate the challenge demand-burnout relationship but it did moderate the hindrance demand-burnout relationship. Specifically, the results indicated that participants who scored lower on Core Self-Evaluative Traits had a stronger positive relationship between hindrance demands and the cynicism dimension of burnout than participants who scored higher on Core Self-Evaluative Traits. Overall, the results indicate that a potential interaction effect exists between hindrance demands and burnout when Core Self-Evaluative Traits s are used as personal resources in the Job Demands-Resources model. Recommendations and implications for theory and practice are presented.
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The moderating role of self-directedness in a Job Demands-Job Resources model for working women

  • Authors: Yiannakis, Christine
  • Date: 2010-10-25T06:21:22Z
  • Subjects: Job stress , Women employees , Autonomy (Psychology) , Burn out (Psychology) , Job satisfaction
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:6929 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3439
  • Description: M.A. , The changing South African workforce is reflected in the fact that in the period between 1960 and 2001, female employment has increased substantially. For South Africa, being part of the global economy brings its own stress as more women have to earn a living to provide an extra income for the family. The resulting stress from the often opposing demands of work and family has lead to increasing attention being paid to the matter. Further, many individuals experience job insecurity and career worries and this impacts directly on their reported job satisfaction. When there are overwhelming job demands, and too few job resources, these individuals may experience further declines in job satisfaction. The present research has endeavoured to explore this subject. Job demands, job resources and self-directed learning are thought to impact on an individual‟s job satisfaction. This conceptualisation is based on the Job Demands-Resources model which states that overwhelming job demands coupled with few job resources will result in individuals experiencing burnout and disengagement from work. The aim of this study was to explore the moderating role of self-directedness in a Job Demands-Resources model for working women (N = 168). Each participant completed the Sources of Work Stress Inventory, the Career Attitudes and Strategies Inventory, the Workplace Self-Directed Learning Scale, and a biographical questionnaire. Specific hypotheses were formulated pertaining to the relationships between job resources, job demands, self-directed learning and job satisfaction, and self-directed learning as a moderator in the relationship between job resources and job satisfaction as well as job demands and job satisfaction. The relationships between job demands, job resources, self-directed learning and job satisfaction were investigated by means of Pearson product-moment correlations. The results indicated that Work-Life Balance (r = -0.246, p < 0.01), Career Worries (r = -0.451, p < 0.01), Job Insecurity (r = -0.338, p < 0.01), and Work Relationships (r = -0.465, p < 0.01) had statistically significant negative relationships with Job Satisfaction. Work Drive (r = 0.270, p < 0.01) and Self-Directed Learning (r = 0.512, p < 0.01) yielded statistically significant positive relationships with Job Satisfaction, while Work Involvement (r = 0.150) surrendered no statistically significant relationship with Job Satisfaction. Career Worries, Job Insecurity, Work Relationships, and Self-Directed Learning all yielded practically meaningful relationships of r > 0.30 with Job Satisfaction. Results of the multiple regression analyses revealed a statistically significant predictive relationship between both Job Demands and Job Satisfaction (R² = 0.232, F(3, 164), = 16.482, p = < 0.001), and Job Resources and Job Satisfaction (R² = 0.335, F(3, 164), = 27.514, p = < 0.001). Job Demands accounted for approximately 23% of the variance in Job Satisfaction. A subsequent analysis of the effect sizes revealed that Career Worries (β = -0.374, r = -0.335, t = -4.891, p < 0.001) and Job Insecurity (β = -0.179, r = -0.145, t = -2.123, p < 0.05) were statistically significantly related to Job Satisfaction in the presence of the three job demands. Results of the multiple regression analyses further showed that Job Resources accounted for approximately 34% of the variance in Job Satisfaction. Work Relationships (β = -0.512, r = -0.505, t = -7.922, p < 0.001), Work Drive (β = -0.268, r = 0.259, t = 4.073, p < 0.001) and Work Involvement (β = 0.164, r = 0.157, t = 2.471, p < 0.05) were statistically significantly related to Job Satisfaction in the presence of all three Job Resources. Results of the hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that Work Drive was the only job resource variable relationship with job satisfaction that appeared to be moderated by Self-Directed Learning. The relationships between the various job demands and job satisfaction were not moderated by self-directed learning.
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The relationship between person-environment fit and burnout : a vocational interest perspective

  • Authors: Pillay, Anesh
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Job stress , Stress (Psychology) , Burn out (Psychology)
  • Language: English
  • Type: Masters (Thesis)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/452354 , uj:39895
  • Description: Abstract: Orientation - Work-related stress has been the subject of much research due to its negative impact on employees’ mental and physical health. Chronic work-related stress can lead to burnout if not managed effectively. Research purpose - This study set out to investigate the relationship between person-environment fit from a vocational interest perspective (i.e., congruence) and burnout. Motivation for the study - Numerous researchers have investigated the relationship between congruence and organisational outcomes and have shown that congruence has been linked to a variety of positive occupational outcomes. Person–environment fit may be viewed as a health impairment interaction that produces negative outcomes when a mismatch between person and environment takes place. One form of person-environment fit that remains almost completely unexplored in burnout research is the fit of an individual’s vocational interests to the work they do. Evidence that suggests that fit between a persons’ interests and the interests required in the work that they do is related to general work stress. It can therefore be hypothesised that a lack of congruence can lead to strain and ultimately burnout. Investigating the possibility can help better understand potential antecedents of burnout... , M.Com. (Industrial Psychology)
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The relationship between the big five personality traits and burnout in South African university students

  • Authors: Morgan, Brandon
  • Date: 2010-04-19T07:41:46Z
  • Subjects: Personality , Burn out (Psychology) , Students' psychology , Student's mental health
  • Type: Thesis
  • Identifier: uj:6782 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3212
  • Description: M.A. , From the conceptualisation of burnout in the 1970’s until present day, burnout has been recognised as a significant problem for both individuals and organisations. Although originally confined to the helping professions, the notion that burnout can also occur in university students has recently emerged. University students experience a myriad of stressors on a daily basis, and may develop burnout and several of the symptoms of burnout. This in turn may have deleterious consequences for both the student and the university. With the recently developed Maslach Burnout Inventory - Student Survey, the examination of burnout in university students has received increasingly more research attention. However, the psychometric properties of this instrument has received limited research attention in South Africa. The relationship between burnout and personality has also received limited attention, both internationally and in South Africa. The role of personality in burnout is considered pertinent to a complete conceptualisation of the antecedents to burnout. Recent research suggests that Neuroticism and Extroversion tend to consistently demonstrate a relationship with burnout. The present study aimed to explore the notion of burnout in university students in the South African context, relying on the three-factor structure definition of burnout as forwarded by Maslach and Jackson (1981). These three factors, namely emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and reduced personal accomplishment were complemented with a fourth structure, namely professional inefficacy, as suggested by Bresó, Salanova and Schaufeli (2007) and Schaufeli and Salanova (2007).
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The relationship between the Five-Factor Model facets and burnout

  • Authors: Brennan De Vine, Kathleen Jenna
  • Date: 2018
  • Subjects: Burn out (Psychology) , Big Five model , Five-Factor Nonverbal Personality Questionnaire
  • Language: English
  • Type: Masters (Thesis)
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/283011 , uj:30508
  • Description: M.Phil. (Industrial Psychology) , Abstract: Burnout remains a popular area of research because of its costs to employers and employees. Research has shown that burnout occurs when there are high demands and low resources available in the workplace. But the development of burnout is dependent on both the work environment and individual factors. It is therefore necessary to consider both aspects when investigating burnout. In this study the focus is on the individual by investigating the relationship between burnout and personality traits. Two objectives were formulated: (a) to investigate the relationship between the five personality factors (i.e. Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness to Experience, Agreeableness and Conscientiousness) and burnout (emotional exhaustion and cynicism), to gain a specific understanding of which of the five-factors are related to burnout and to determine if the results replicate what was found in previous studies, and (b) to investigate the relationship between each five-factor facets and burnout (emotional exhaustion and cynicism). These two objectives hold important implications for understanding potential causes of burnout. To investigate the relationship between the five-factor facets and burnout the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Scale and The Basic Traits Inventory were administered to 127 adults in South Africa. Pearson’s correlation coefficients and multiple regression were used to analyse the relationships between the variables. These analyses showed that Neuroticism had a positive relationship with emotional exhaustion and cynicism. There was also evidence that Conscientiousness was negatively related to emotional exhaustion and cynicism and that Openness to Experience was positively related to cynicism. At the facet level, all of the facets of Neuroticism were positively related to emotional exhaustion and cynicism. Extraversion as a whole was not related to burnout but at the facet level positive affectivity had a negative relationship with emotional exhaustion and excitement seeking had a positive relationship with emotional exhaustion. Results show that for Openness to Experience the facet of values had a positive relation to cynicism. The overall trait of Agreeableness had a non-statistically significant relationship with burnout, however, the facet of straightforwardness was negatively related to cynicism.
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The relationship of sense of coherence and job characteristics in the consideration of burnout : confound or moderator?

  • Authors: Johnston, Claire Suzanne
  • Date: 2012-06-05
  • Subjects: Burn out (Psychology) , Job characteristics , Job demand , Job stress , Personality , Industrial psychology
  • Type: Mini-Dissertation
  • Identifier: uj:2444 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/4902
  • Description: M.Phil. , This minor dissertation examines the relationship among personality, job characteristics and burnout. Specifically, the moderating role that Sense of Coherence (Antonovsky, 1979) plays in the relationship between the Job Demand-Control-Support model (Johnson & Hall, 1988; Karasek, 1979) and burnout is examined. A cross sectional study used self reported measures of demands, control, support, Sense of Coherence and burnout. Participants spanned age, race, and occupational categories. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses gave evidence for the additive effects of demands, control, and support in predicting burnout. Minimal support was found for the buffering effects of control. Results show that Sense of Coherence has a direct effect on burnout and moderates the effect of demands on exhaustion, and the effect of support on all burnout dimensions. Limitations, recommendations for future research and implications are discussed.
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