Investigating the importance of various individual, interpersonal, organisational and demographic variables when predicting job burnout in disability support workers
By: Vassos, Maria V.
Contributor(s): Nankervis, Karen L.
Series: Research in Developmental Disabilities 33 (6) 2012: 1780-1791.Publisher: 2012Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY
| SUPPORT STAFF | BURNOUT | RISK | FORECASTINGSummary: Notes that previous research has highlighted that factors such as large workload, role ambiguity, lack of support from colleagues and challenging behaviour are associated with higher levels of burnout within the disability support worker population. Investigates which factors contribute the most to the prediction of the three facets of burnout, feeling exhausted and overextended by one's work (emotional exhaustion), detached and callous responses towards work (depersonalisation) and a lack of achievement and productivity within one's role (personal accomplishment).
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Notes that previous research has highlighted that factors such as large workload, role ambiguity, lack of support from colleagues and challenging behaviour are associated with higher levels of burnout within the disability support worker population. Investigates which factors contribute the most to the prediction of the three facets of burnout, feeling exhausted and overextended by one's work (emotional exhaustion), detached and callous responses towards work (depersonalisation) and a lack of achievement and productivity within one's role (personal accomplishment).
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