COVID-19 burnout, COVID-19 stress and resilience: Initial psychometric properties of COVID-19 Burnout Scale

Abstract

This study validated a 10-item COVID-19 Burnout Scale (COVID-19-BS) to measure burnout associated with COVID-19. Participants were 402 Turkish adults (76.4% female; Mean age ¼ 27.37 ± 8.90). Factor analytic approach yielded a one-factor solution, with high internal consistency reliability. Mediation analysis showed that COVID-19 stress predicted resilience and COVID-19 burnout. Resilience predicted COVID-19 burnout. The relationship between COVID-19 burnout and COVID-19 stress was partially mediated by resilience. Findings suggest that the COVID-19-BS is a psychometrically sound scale to measure burnout related to COVID-19. Findings also elucidate our understanding of the role of resilience in the relationship between stress and burnout related to COVID-19.

Exploring the associations between resilience, dispositional hope, preventive behaviours, subjective well-being, and psychological health among adults during early stage of COVID-19

“…As a consequence of the exponentially increasing numbers of confirmed cases and deaths, people have been experiencing various psychological problems such as depression, anxiety, and stress (Burke & Arslan, 2020;Kang et al, 2020;Xiang et al, 2020;Yildirim, Ozaslan & Arslan, 2020), fear (Ahorsu et al, 2020;Yıldırım, Geçer & Akgül, 2020), death distress (Yıldırım & Güler, 2020a), burnout (Yıldırım & Solmaz, 2020), and PTSD and hostility (Wang et al, 2020a). A recent study on general population in China reported that people experienced high levels of anxiety (28.8%), depression (16.5%), and stress (8.1%) during the COVID-19 pandemic (Wang et al, 2020b).…”

Loneliness, college belongingness, subjective vitality, and psychological adjustment during coronavirus pandemic: Development of the College Belongingness Questionnaire

“…Recent figures showed that as of October 11, 2020, globally, there had been more than 37 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than one million deaths, touching 212 countries and territories (World Health Organization, 2020). Many people infected or confirmed with COVID-19 experience a wide range of psychosocial and behavioral problems, including but not limited to depression, anxiety, social dysfunction Tanhan, 2020), stress Tanhan, 2020), fear , higher COVID-19 related severity and preventive behaviors (Yıldırım & Güler, 2020b), higher COVID-19 burnout (Yıldırım & Solmaz, 2020a), and higher loneliness and rumination Tanhan, 2020). During this public crisis, individuals with high feelings of loneliness report more maladaptive experiences (e.g., psychological adjustment challenges) and fewer adaptive outcomes (e.g., subjective vitality) related to the consequences of the pandemic.…”

Coronavirus stress and COVID-19 burnout among healthcare staffs: The mediating role of optimism and social connectedness

“…COVID-19 pandemic has caused considerable stress endangering the mental health and well-being of healthcare staffs. Studies showed that COVID-19 stress can induce mild to severe levels of psychosocial and mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and loneliness (Arslan, 2020;Ceri & Cicek, 2021), burnout among health care professionals (Yıldırım & Solmaz, 2020), physical isolation and loneliness (Tanhan et al, 2020), and adjustment problems . However, evidence is limited regarding the impact of current pandemic on healthcare staff burnout derived from coronavirus stress, particularly underlying mechanism of both variables.…”