Zusammenfassung. Bisherige Studien zeigen, dass individuelle Unterschiede in der psychischen Gesundheit von Mitarbeiter_innen teilweise durch Persönlichkeitsunterschiede erklärt werden können. Einer psychoanalytischen Perspektive folgend, ist die Persönlichkeit durch die spezifische Form der Bewältigung innerer Konflikte geprägt. Die Studie überprüft, ob diese Bewältigungsmodi einen Beitrag zur Erklärung individueller Unterschiede in der psychischen Gesundheit liefern können. Dazu wurden die Zusammenhänge zwischen verschiedenen Bewältigungsmodi und der psychischen Gesundheit von erwerbstätigen Personen, operationalisiert durch Burnout, Arbeitsengagement und Arbeitszufriedenheit sowie die inkrementelle Validität gegenüber den Big-Five-Persönlichkeitsfacetten untersucht. Die Erhebung der Bewältigungsmodi erfolgte mittels des neu entwickelten OPD-Konfliktfragebogens (OPD-KF). Die Zusammenhänge wurden mit Strukturgleichungsmodellen an einer hinsichtlich Alter, Geschlecht und Wohnort merkmalsspezifisch-repräsentativen Stichprobe der deutschen erwerbstätigen Bevölkerung ( N = 545) untersucht. Der OPD-KF zeigte überwiegend zufriedenstellende Ergebnisse für interne Konsistenz und Dimensionalität, erwartungsgemäße Zusammenhänge mit den Outcomevariablen sowie inkrementelle Validität. Die Ergebnisse werden diskutiert und Vorschläge zur notwendigen Weiterentwicklung des Instrumentes geliefert.

IntroductionIndividual vulnerability and resilience factors are increasingly studied in burnout research. This is especially true for clinical variables that translate directly into intervention programs from a psychodynamic perspective. For example, few studies have examined the relationship between structural impairment and the individual spectrum of motivational conflicts according to the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis system (OPD) in relation to burnout. To substantiate previous findings, we hypothesized that structural impairment as well as motivational conflicts are related to burnout, but that structural impairment explained additional variance and mediated a possible relationship between conflicts and burnout.MethodThe present cross-sectional study was carried out on a sample of the German working population (N = 545). Questionnaires were used to measure structural impairment (OPD-SQS), the conflict-modes along with the category K0 (OPD-CQ), as well as burnout (BOSS-I/-II).ResultsStructural impairment, a number of conflict modes, and burnout were significantly associated. Moreover, structural impairment explained additional variance in burnout. The requirements for the conflict-specific mediation models were given for 9 of the 12 OPD conflict modes. In these models the impact of the conflict modes on burnout was mediated by structural impairment.DiscussionThe current study broadens the comprehension of the relations between structural impairment, the conflict modes and burnout. In addition it higlights the role of structural impairment in predicting burnout risk and possible prevention approaches.

The latent structure of psychodynamic and psychological personality models: Conjoint investigation of OPD-CQ, Objectives: Meanwhile, psychodynamic self-report questionnaires for the assessment of structure and conflict as aspects of personality have been developed. References to the psychological Big Five model, which is becoming more important due to the ongoing paradigm shift in the medical classification systems of personality disorders, are still unclear. Methods: The hierarchical factor structure of the psychodynamic scales of the OPD Conflict Questionnaire (OPD-CQ) and the short version of the OPD Structure Questionnaire (OPD-SQS) as well as the psychological scales of the Big Five Inventory 2 (BFI-2) was investigated. The study was based on a representative sample of the German working population considering gender, age and place of residence (N = 545). Results: Factor analysis suggested the seven factors Negative Emotionality, Extraversion, Structural Impairment, Conscientiousness, Openness, Dissociality and Oedipal Conflict (explained variance = 56.84 %). Overlaps between psychodynamic and psychological scales were found with regard to Negative Emotionality, Extraversion and Agreeableness. Psychodynamic scales did not cover Conscientiousness and Openness, while the level of personality functioning and the role of sexuality were not covered by psychological scales. Discussion: The study provides important information regarding the relationship between psychodynamic concepts and the Big Five.

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