Citation

Bianchi R, Brisson R. J. Health Psychol. 2019; 24(11): 1574-1580.

Affiliation

University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1359105317740415

PMID

29139312

Abstract

Burnout has been commonly regarded as a job-induced syndrome. In this 468-participant study (67% female; mean age: 46.48), we examined the extent to which individuals with burnout and depressive symptoms attribute these symptoms to their job. Fewer than half (44%) of the individuals with burnout symptoms viewed their job as the main cause of these symptoms. The proportion of participants ascribing their depressive symptoms to work was similar (39%).

RESULTS from correlation and cluster analyses were indicative of burnout-depression overlap. Our findings suggest that burnout may not be a specifically job-induced syndrome and further question the validity of the burnout construct.

Language: en

Keywords

burnout; causal attribution; cluster analysis; depression; occupational health; stress