About a fifth of local TV news producers in Texas at ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC stations are experiencing burnout or are at risk for burning out. Additionally, almost half of the producers surveyed scored high on exhaustion and almost two-thirds of participating producers scored high on cynicism, both burnout factors indicating potential future problems for producers. This study found producers who report feelings of burnout also reported unsatisfactory resources to effectively do their jobs, heavy workloads, and a desire to leave their jobs and/or their profession, among other factors. Women producers were found to be feeling more burned out than their male counterparts. Means of preventing burnout and coping with the experience of burnout are also addressed, including the value of the Maslach Burnout Inventory as an effective administrative tool in detecting potential problems.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TCU/oai:etd.tcu.edu:etd-04132006-100906 |
| Date | 18 April 2006 |
| Creators | Anderfuren, Angele' Alexandra |
| Contributors | Suzanne Huffman |
| Publisher | Texas Christian University |
| Source Sets | Texas Christian University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf, application/msword |
| Source | http://etd.tcu.edu/etdfiles/available/etd-04132006-100906/ |
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