Intrapersonal and Organizational Factors Associated With Burnout Among School Counselors

Abstract

This study investigated the demographic, intrapersonal, and organizational factors associated with burnout among a population of school counselors in the northeastern United States (n = 78). Three hierarchical regression analyses were completed to determine the amount of variance that each cluster contributed to the 3 subscales on the Maslach Burnout Inventory‐Educators Survey (MBI‐ES; C. M. Maslach, S. E. Jackson, & M. P. Leiter, 1996): Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization, and Personal Accomplishment. The final models accounted for 45%, 30%, and 42% of the overall variation on each subscale, respectively.

Personal risk factors associated with burnout among psychotherapists: A systematic review of the literature

“…Preliminary evidence found high burnout was associated with coping by excessively dwelling on one's emotions (emotion‐focused) or avoiding one's emotions (avoidant‐coping) (Ackerley et al., ; Cushway & Tyler, ; Huebner, ; Wilkerson, & Bellini, ), potentially due to reduced opportunities for interpersonal connection and social support (Huebner, ). There were mixed findings on the role of social support, but the majority of studies identified that social support alongside personal therapy, was correlated with high burnout among psychotherapists (Darongkamas et al., ; Kahill, ; Ross et al., ; Stevanovic, & Rupert, ), although it is probable that they were accessing personal therapy as a consequence of (rather than predictor of) burnout (Darongkamas et al., ; Di Benedetto & Swadling, ; Kovach Clark, Murdock, & Koetting, ).…”

Antecedents and consequences of three dimensions of burnout in psychotherapists: A meta-analysis.

“…As proposed by this theory, job demands-or, job stress-and over-involvement have stronger direct relationships with emotional exhaustion than with depersonalization or personal accomplishment. Various previous studies reported the close relationships among job stress, over-involvement, and emotional exhaustion (Lee & Ashforth, 1996;Maslach, Schaufeli, & Leiter, 2001;Wilkerson & Bellini, 2006). Psychotherapists often face heavy caseloads, leading to job stress.…”

Relationships between coping strategies and burnout symptoms: A meta-analytic approach.

“…factors, such as organizational and individual factors, that contribute to burnout (Vealey, Udry, Zimmerman, & Soliday, 1992;Wilkerson & Bellini, 2006). Organizational factors are conceptualized as job Stressors such as lack of social support, work overload, role conflict, and role ambiguity (Rupert & Morgan, 2005;Schaufeli & Buunk, 2004).…”