Psychiatry Investig.  2019 Sep;16(9):686-694. 10.30773/pi.2019.07.10.

A Comparative Study of Burnout, Stress, and Resilience among Emotional Workers

• Lee YR
• Lee JY
• Kim JM
• Shin IS
• Yoon JS
• Kim SW

• KMID: 2459689
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.30773/pi.2019.07.10

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To investigate associations between stress, resilience, and burnout in three emotional job sectors.
METHODS
We conducted a multi-group comparative study using structural equation modeling and latent mean analysis. In total, 806 participants (403 call center consultants, 270 mental health workers, and 133 school counselors) completed self-administered questionnaires including the Perceived Stress Scale, Korean version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey.
RESULTS
Stress had significant direct effects on resilience and burnout, and resilience had significant direct effects on burnout in all groups. Resilience partially mediated these relationships among call center consultants and school counselors. Stress and burnout were highest in call center consultants, followed, in order, by mental health workers and school counselors. Resilience was highest in school counselors, followed, in order, by mental health workers and call center consultants. The effect size of the latent mean difference was highest for burnout, followed, in order, by resilience and stress.
CONCLUSION
Our findings suggest that stress caused by emotional labor can contribute to burnout. Interventions targeted at different sectors are needed to reduce burnout.

Keyword

Burnout; Stress; Resilience; Mental health; School

MeSH Terms

Consultants
Counseling
Humans
Mental Health