TY - JOUR PY - 2022// TI - Trajectories of job burnout among bus drivers in China: a three-year follow-up study JO - International journal of environmental research and public health A1 - Huang, Andi A1 - Liu, Lili A1 - Wang, Xiayong A1 - Li, Xueguo A1 - Li, Jiahong A1 - Luo, Cong A1 - Chen, Jianbin A1 - Zhao, Jingbo SP - e17098 EP - e17098 VL - 19 IS - 24 N2 - This study aimed to characterize job burnout in longitudinal trajectories among bus drivers and examine the impact of variables related to job burnout for trajectories. A longitudinal study was conducted in 12,793 bus drivers in Guangdong province, China, at 3-year follow-up assessments. Growth mixture modeling (GMM) was used to estimate latent classes of burnout trajectories and multinomial logistic regression models were applied to predict membership in the trajectory classes. In general, there was a decrease in job burnout in 3 years [slope = -0.29, 95%CI = (-0.32, -0.27)]. Among those sub-dimensions, reduced personal accomplishment accounted for the largest proportion. GMM analysis identified five trajectory groups: (1) moderate-decreased (n = 2870, 23%), (2) low-stable (n = 5062, 39%), (3) rapid-decreased (n = 141, 1%), (4) moderate-increased (n = 1504, 12%), and (5) high-stable (n = 3216, 25%). Multinomial logistic regression estimates showed that depression symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and insomnia were significant negative predictors, while daily physical exercise was a significantly positive predictor. We found an overall downward trend in bus drivers' burnout, particularly in the sub-dimension of personal accomplishment. Mentally healthier drivers and those who were usually exercising were more resilient to occupational stress and less likely to suffer burnout.

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LA - en SN - 1661-7827 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192417098 ID - ref1 ER -