Impact of work pressure, work stress and work–family conflict on firefighter burnout

Smith, Todd D.; DeJoy, David M.; Dyal, Mari-Amanda; Huang, Gaojian

doi:10.1080/19338244.2017.1395789

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“…A supportive organizational climate can serve as a potential force to alleviate conflict when it arises. The present study found that WFC was positively correlated with teacher burnout, which was consistent with previous studies (48)(49)(50). Bagherzadeh et al (24) reported that there was a significantly negative association between WIF and overall burnout, FIW was significantly associated with depersonalization.…”

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Relationship Between Kindergarten Organizational Climate and Teacher Burnout: Work–Family Conflict as a Mediator

Yue

2020

Front. Psychiatry

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Burnout in kindergarten teachers is influenced by individual factors, social factors, and organizational factors. Kindergarten organizational climate as an external work resource may cause teacher burnout when it cannot meet their work demands. To explore the mechanisms that underlie the effects of kindergarten organizational climate on teacher burnout, we investigated the mediating effect of work-family conflict (i.e., work interfering with family and family interfering with work) on the relationship between kindergarten organizational climate and teacher burnout. The study sample included 436 kindergarten teachers in Henan, China. The Chinese versions of the Kindergarten Organizational Climate Scale, Kindergarten Teachers Work-Family Conflict Scale, and Kindergarten Teachers Burnout Scale were applied. The results showed that kindergarten organizational climate was positively correlated with work-family conflict and teacher burnout. Work-family conflict was positively correlated with teacher burnout. Work-family conflict partially mediated the effects of kindergarten organizational climate on teacher burnout. The mediating effect of family interfering with work was significantly stronger than the mediating effect of work interfering with family. The results are discussed with respect to the general literature on the correlation between organizational climate, WFC, and burnout.

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Relationship Between Kindergarten Organizational Climate and Teacher Burnout: Work–Family Conflict as a Mediator

Yue

2020

Front. Psychiatry

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“…Control variables. Based on previous research, we included gender (0 = male, 1 = female), education (1 = college or below, 2 = bachelor degree, 3 = master’s degree or above), and age (years), because of their potential influences on emotional exhaustion [35,36].…”

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How Do Coworkers Aid in Coping with Emotional Exhaustion? An Experience Sampling Method Approach

Xin

Zhang

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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The present study emphasizes the indirect influences of coworker helping behavior on emotional exhaustion through psychological availability and the moderating role of perceived task demands on a daily basis. Using a two-wave experience sampling method with data collected via mobile phones, we collected 345 matched data from 69 samples over five consecutive days in mainland China. We developed a moderated mediation model to test our conceptual model, with the following significant results: (1) Daily coworker helping behavior decreased employee emotional exhaustion; (2) daily psychological availability mediated the influence of coworker helping behavior on employee emotional exhaustion; (3) through psychological availability, perceived task demands moderated the indirect influence of daily coworker helping behavior on emotional exhaustion. The indirect influence of daily coworker helping behavior only emerged with a low perception of job demands. This research explores the mechanism and boundary conditions of the relationship between daily coworker helping behavior and employee emotional exhaustion with the job demands-resources model framework. In practice, leaders should adopt beneficial interventions to enhance team cohesion, to facilitate team members’ helping behavior, and to manage task demands.

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“…At the same time, their levels of exhaustion and overall burnout were increased after putting out the fire. Exposure to intense trauma situations, such as a fire, a traffic accident or a natural disaster, seems to take a toll on firemen's feelings of exhaustion and fatigue, and make them feel inadequate or unable to envision and implement suitable solutions (Lourel et al, 2008;Mitani et al, 2006;Smith et al, 2017). The potential preventive role of enhancing fire service workers' flow along with their hope levels as a measure against anticipated burn out increases sets a fruitful avenue for further empirical research.…”

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“…Since firefighters are among the first responders in case of fire, extrication after massive natural disasters or traffic accidents, it has been well established that they may exhibit signs of fatigue, exhaustion, even changes in sleep patterns (Lourel, Abdellaoui, Chevaleyre, Paltrier, & Gana, 2008;Mitani, Fujita, Nakata, & Shirakawa, 2006;Smith, Hughes, DeJoy, & Dyal, 2018). Burnout in firemen may also manifest in psychological and social ways, such as alienation, compassion fatigue, doubting one's professional identity, work stress, fighting with family members and being prone to accidents during work (Huynh, Xanthopoulou, & Winefield, 2013;Katsavouni, Bebetsos, Malliou, & Beneka, 2015;Smith, DeJoy, Dyal, & Huang, 2017).…”

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“Add Flow to the Fire”: Flow and Hope as a Shield against Burnout of Fire Service Workers

Yotsidi¹,

Kourmousi²,

Dermitzaki³

et al. 2018

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Being related to optimal functioning, the concept of flow is valuable for a variety of tasks and activities that entails human endeavor. Though flow gives the individuals the ability to focus energetically and direct their resources towards their goals, it was not studied in relation to the goal-directed variable of hope to date. The present study aimed to examine flow, hope and burnout in professional firefighters in Greece and to examine the antecedents of flow and hope after a challenging work incident. The Dispositional Flow Scale-2 (DFS-2), the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) and the Adult Dispositional Hope Scale (ADHS) were filled in by 180 firefighters in a pre-and post-study design. The results showed that after a fire incident, firemen's burnout scores increased, whereas hope scores decreased. Flow and hope were positively related to professional efficacy, while stable pathways of the ADHS were associated with increased flow after the fire incident. Significant differences were detected in both flow and hope levels in relation to the participants' burn out, as well as their age, educational level, and family status. The findings have important practical and research implications in terms of empowering workers at such stressful and demanding professions of high social and public health importance.

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Impact of work pressure, work stress and work–family conflict on firefighter burnout

Cited by 68 publications

References 40 publications

Relationship Between Kindergarten Organizational Climate and Teacher Burnout: Work–Family Conflict as a Mediator

Relationship Between Kindergarten Organizational Climate and Teacher Burnout: Work–Family Conflict as a Mediator

How Do Coworkers Aid in Coping with Emotional Exhaustion? An Experience Sampling Method Approach

“Add Flow to the Fire”: Flow and Hope as a Shield against Burnout of Fire Service Workers

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