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The Impact of Work Setting, Demographic Factors, and Personality Factors on Burnout of Professional Counselors

Lent, Jonathan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1270138348

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2010, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, Counselor Education and Supervision.
This dissertation examines factors that contribute to the amount of burnout professional counselors experience. The researcher compared the degree of burnout, using the three subscales of the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey, between professional counselors from different clinical settings (e.g., inpatient, non private practice outpatient, and private practice). Demographic information was also examined in relation to burnout. The relationship between burnout and personality factors, using the International Personality Item Pool – Big Five Measure was also studied. Findings indicated significant differences in degree of burnout between the work settings of inpatient, non private practice outpatient, and private practice. Counselors working in inpatient settings reported less Personal Accomplishment than those in private practice. In terms of Emotional Exhaustion, those working in inpatient settings experienced less Emotional Exhaustion than those working in outpatient settings while counselors in outpatient settings experienced greater Emotional Exhaustion than counselors working in private practice. Those working in outpatient settings experienced greater depersonalization than those working in private practice. In terms of demographic variables, the interaction of the three demographic variables in the study was significant. Personality factors indicated that the Big Five personality factors contributed to a significant degree of variance in degree of burnout among professional counselors.
Robert Schwartz, Dr. (Advisor)
165 p.
Education; Psychology; Psychotherapy
burnout; counselors

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  • Lent, J. (2010). The Impact of Work Setting, Demographic Factors, and Personality Factors on Burnout of Professional Counselors [Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1270138348

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Lent, Jonathan. The Impact of Work Setting, Demographic Factors, and Personality Factors on Burnout of Professional Counselors. 2010. University of Akron, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1270138348.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Lent, Jonathan. "The Impact of Work Setting, Demographic Factors, and Personality Factors on Burnout of Professional Counselors." Doctoral dissertation, University of Akron, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1270138348

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