Burnout was thought to be present among Registered Nurses (RNs). Emotional exhaustion was identified as the core feeling-state of burnout. Female RNs (N = 96) from a regional medical center in Tallahassee, Florida were assessed during a series of "Burnout Seminars for Nurses." Subjects were volunteers who knew research data would be collected. The purposes of the study were fourfold: (1) To determine if differences in personal needs for achievement, autonomy and dominance were related to the frequency of one's emotional exhaustion. (2) To determine if the demographic variables of type of nursing education, current job level, and professional tenure were related to the frequency of one's emotional exhaustion. (3) To determine if there was an interaction effect between the selected personality variables and the selected demographic variables with respect to the frequency of one's emotional exhaustion. (4) To determine the relationship between one's measured frequency of emotional exhaustion and their self-perception of current burnout level. / Independent variables were needs for achievement, autonomy and dominance as measured by the Edwards Personal Preference Schedule. The dependent variable was frequency of emotional exhaustion as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Moderator variables were type of nursing education, current job level, and professional tenure. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was utilized in assessing each of the independent variables and frequency of emotional exhaustion with respect to each moderator variable. The Pearson Product-Moment Correlation procedure examined frequency of emotional exhaustion in relation to self-assessment of current burnout level. / No significant relationships were found between the independent variables and dependent variable with respect to moderator variables. A significant relationship (r = .67, p < .001) existed between frequency of emotional exhaustion and self-assessment of current burnout level. ANOVA revealed a significant negative relationship (p < .006) between age and frequency of emotional exhaustion. Another ancillary finding was a Canonical Correlation (p < .048) between a cluster of personality variables (achievement, abasement, nurturance, succorance) and a cluster of burnout variables (intensity of emotional exhaustion, frequency of personal accomplishment). The cluster of personality variables was positively related to intensity of emotional exhaustion, and negatively related to frequency of personal accomplishment. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 42-11, Section: A, page: 4723. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74684 |
| Contributors | GRUTCHFIELD, LEE ALLEN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 150 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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