Role of socio-demographic characteristics and working conditions in experiencing burnout

U istraživanju smo pokušali utvrditi demografske varijable i radne uvjete koji se značajno razlikuju među skupinama osoba s različitim profilima izraženih osnovnih dimenzija izgaranja na poslu. Istraživanje, koje je provedeno u Sloveniji, uključilo je 942 sudionika koji su ispunili Inventar izgaranja na poslu Christine Maslach i mjeru radnih uvjeta. Utvrdili smo četiri odvojena klastera: nisko izgaranje, visoko izgaranje, visoku emocionalnu iscrpljenost i nisko osobno postignuće. Osobe u različitim klasterima značajno se razlikuju s obzirom na dob i broj djece u kućanstvu. Najviši udio mlađih ispitanika (ispod 30 godina) smješten je u klastere niskog osobnog postignuća i visoke emocionalne iscrpljenosti, dok je klaster niskog izgaranja imao najveći broj ispitanika starijih od 49 godina. Klaster visoke emocionalne iscrpljenosti imao je najveći broj ispitanika s malom djecom, dok je najveći udio ispitanika bez djece smješten u klaster niskog osobnog postignuća. Radno okruženje bez stimulacije glavni je faktor koji doprinosi osjećaju izgaranja. Naši rezultati upućuju na postojanje profila pojedinaca s različitim rasponom dimenzija izgaranja na poslu te su stoga važan doprinos prethodnim teorijskim nalazima utemeljenim na pristupu usmjerenom na varijable.In the present study we attempted to identify those demographic variables and working conditions that differ significantly between groups of individuals with different profiles of expression of the basic dimensions of burnout. The study, which took place in Slovenia, included 942 participants, who completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory and a working conditions measure. We identified four distinctive clusters: low burnout, high burnout, high emotional exhaustion, and low personal accomplishment. We found that individuals in different clusters differ significantly from each other in terms of age and number of children in the household. The highest proportion of younger respondents (under 30 years) was in the low personal accomplishment and high emotional exhaustion clusters, while the low burnout cluster had the highest proportion of respondents over 49 years. The high emotional exhaustion cluster had the highest proportion of respondents with small children, whereas the highest share of respondents without children were in the low personal accomplishment cluster. An unstimulating working environment was the main contributor to the feeling of burnout. Our results point to the existence of profiles of individuals with different constellations of burnout dimensions and are thus an important complement to previous theoretical findings based on a variable-centred approach