Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The Relationship Between the Big Five Personality Factors and Burnout: A Study Among Volunteer Counselors. |
| Authors: |
Bakker, Arnold B., van der Zee, Karen I., Lewig, Kerry A., Dollard, Maureen F. |
| Source: |
Journal of Social Psychology. Feb2006, Vol. 146 Issue 1, p31-50. 20p. |
| Subjects: |
Psychological burnout, Personality, Extraversion, Intellect, Regression analysis, Depersonalization, Psychological stress, Self-disclosure, Human services |
| Abstract: |
In the present study of 80 volunteer counselors who cared for terminally ill patients, the authors examined the relationship between burnout as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (C. Maslach, S. E. Jackson, & M. P. Leiter, 1996) and the 5 basic (Big Five) personality factors (A. A. J. Hendriks, 1997): extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and intellect/autonomy. The results of 3 separate stepwise multiple regression analyses showed that (a) emotional exhaustion is uniquely predicted by emotional stability; (b) depersonalization is predicted by emotional stability, extraversion, and intellect/autonomy; and (c) personal accomplishment is predicted by extraversion and emotional stability. In addition, some of the basic personality factors moderated the relationship between relative number of negative experiences and burnout, suggesting that personality may help to protect against know risks of developing burnout in volunteer human service work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
