“…This view is echoed in a government report citing job stress, strain, and frustration as causing more volunteer ombudsman turnover than anything except poor health (National Center for Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resources, National Association of State Units on Aging, 1989). Another study, however, found only modest evidence of psychological burnout among volunteer ombudsmen, reporting an important link between role exhaustion (a manifestation of burnout) and poor job clarity and lower job involvement, especially among younger volunteers (Nelson, Pratt, Carpenter, & Walter, 1995).…”