2021
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18136691
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Abstract: The funeral and mortuary sector, including funeral homes, cemeteries and crematoria, is a largely neglected sector in regard to the study of occupational factors that can affect the quality of working life. The present study aimed at overcoming this gap by investigating job demands and resources that may affect burnout levels. Data were collected through a self-report questionnaire involving funeral industry employees (N = 229) from cemetery, morgues, crematoria and funeral agencies in a Northern Italian regio… Show more

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“…experiencing traumatic events, high on-the-job demands, and overexposure to death) are at stake (Overmeire & Bilsen, 2020 ). Thus, it is recommended that pastoral counselling be provided not only for the family members but also for the mortuary workers, considering that the mental exhaustion that they may experience could lead them to engage in maladaptive coping strategies and a decrease in empathy (Guidetti et al, 2021 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…experiencing traumatic events, high on-the-job demands, and overexposure to death) are at stake (Overmeire & Bilsen, 2020 ). Thus, it is recommended that pastoral counselling be provided not only for the family members but also for the mortuary workers, considering that the mental exhaustion that they may experience could lead them to engage in maladaptive coping strategies and a decrease in empathy (Guidetti et al, 2021 ).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Ngaben is perceived as a duty of the family members because it is believed that this ritual will purify the spirit of the deceased. Interestingly, due to increasingly limited burial space, cremation is also being performed among Christians in urban areas of Indonesia, following the example of other countries such as the UK and Italy (Guidetti et al, 2021 ; Lightbody et al, 2022 ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In previous research, there are several predictors of burnout behavior in different industry and country settings ( Giorgi et al, 2016 ; Escartín et al, 2017 ; Cotel et al, 2021 ; De la Fuente-Solana et al, 2021 ; Guidetti et al, 2021 ; Nishimura et al, 2021 ; Serrão et al, 2021 ). However, the current research uniquely investigates the psychological disagreement and playing-dumb behavior by trainers, which consequently causes increased burnout among trainees.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, it contributes to the literature on perceived occupational stigma. It is innovative in its application of cognitive appraisal theory when a professional is confronted with perceived occupational stigma rather than theories from resources perspective such as conservation of resources theory and job demands-resources theory (Guerrero et al ., 2021; Guidetti et al ., 2021). And consistent with previous studies, we confirmed dual positive and negative results for perceived occupational stigma (Kreiner and Ashforth, 2004; Weitzer, 2018; Hamilton et al.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%