Burnout among labour inspectors in Greece: A nationwide cross-sectional study

Anyfantis, Ioannis; Papagiannis, Dimitrios; Rachiotis, George

doi:10.1016/j.ssci.2020.105134

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“…For emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation, work involvement and co-worker cohesion were negatively related to these burnout measures, whereas work pressure was positively associated with both. These results were in line with the expected direction and consistent with the literature [21,23]. On the other hand, the gender difference in burnout has long been recognised and studied [28].…”

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confidence: 92%

“…Evidence on the association between gene variants and burnout is not strong, but is worth further exploration [19,20]. More recent studies have seen a gradual shift from the risk factors to protective factors in the workplace [21][22][23]. For example, in the work environment Anyfantis et al found that interpersonal relationships and having a degree of freedom in work were protective against burnout among labour inspectors [23].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…More recent studies have seen a gradual shift from the risk factors to protective factors in the workplace [21][22][23]. For example, in the work environment Anyfantis et al found that interpersonal relationships and having a degree of freedom in work were protective against burnout among labour inspectors [23]. Hämmig also acknowledged that support from the direct supervisor in case of a problem at work and home could be a protective factor [21].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Hämmig also acknowledged that support from the direct supervisor in case of a problem at work and home could be a protective factor [21]. Personal factors, such as psychological resources, self-esteem, and the meaningfulness of work were also negatively associated with burnout at work [22,23].…”

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Factors Associated with Work-Related Burnout among Corporate Employees Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

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Work-related burnout is common and has detrimental effects on employees in many industries. The current study aims to examine both environmental and personal factors that are associated with work-related burnout in a population of corporate employees who managed to retain their jobs amidst the global COVID-19 pandemic crisis. This cross-sectional survey served as the baseline data collection of a phase III wait-listed cluster randomised controlled trial (CRCT) of an intervention program on mental well-being at the workplace. Participants were recruited from six large-size corporations. Work-related burnout was assessed by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), and the Moos Work Environment Scale (WES) was used for evaluating the workers’ perspective on the workplace. Information was also collected on demographics and health behaviours. Burnout in this sample was prevalent with 60% of participants rated at a moderate to a high level on emotional exhaustion. Results from the multiple linear regression analyses suggested that different factors were related to different components of burnout. For example, age, work involvement, co-worker cohesion, and work pressure were associated with emotional exhaustion and depersonalisation while others were related to professional accomplishment. The overall results suggested that the work environment is of influential importance to the burnout of employees. However, although the study was conducted during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the factors identified as relating to workplace burnout do not differ much from those identified in a crisis time. Implications of the results were discussed.

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“…During the previous decades, the safety profession has experienced significant changes. With more and more safety regulations and social expectations on safety, the size and seniority of the safety profession in various organizations and industries has been expanding [1]. Safety professionals, who play a key role in influencing workplace safety, are the gatekeepers of safety [2].…”

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Job Burnout among Safety Professionals: A Chinese Survey

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2021

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As safety has been attracting the attention of all countries worldwide, the importance of safety professionals in safety management systems has been emphasized, which has consistently increased their workload. However, with the increase in work pressure, the income, social status, and social identity of safety professionals has not considerably improved, because of which the work motivation of safety professionals has reduced. Therefore, we aimed to identify the job burnout level (JBL) and its potential influencing factors among safety professionals in China. A total of 526 safety professionals from various industries participated. A univariate analysis of variance, independent sample t-test, bivariate correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis were employed to analyze the situation of job burnout. An overwhelming majority of the safety professionals (98.3%) who participated in the questionnaire exhibited varying degrees of job burnout. The numbers of respondents with higher than normal emotional exhaustion (EE), lack of personal accomplishment (LPA), and depersonalization (DP) levels were 68, 474, and 381, respectively, accounting for 12.9%, 90.1%, and 72.4% of the total respondents, respectively. When different demographic characteristics were reviewed, the job burnout levels considerably varied. For example, male safety professionals (n = 434) exhibited higher levels of EE than female safety professionals (n = 92) (p = 0.025) because female safety professionals could release the dissatisfaction or stress they had encountered at work easily, but male safety professionals could not. Educational background had little effect on LPA (p > 0.05) and EE (p > 0.05), which indicated that job burnout was a general problem at all educational levels. The higher the age of respondents, the higher the level of LPA (p < 0.001). In addition to individual factors, work-related factors also had an impact on job burnout. For instance, monthly income had an impact on EE (p = 0.023) but had little impact on DP (p > 0.05). Furthermore, social, organizational, professional, and personal factors also had an impact on job burnout among safety professionals. Hence, to begin with, these aspects could be considered to alleviate the work pressure of safety professionals and reduce their job burnout levels.

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