TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The role of burnout and depression in self-destructive behaviour of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army personnel
JO  - Archives of psychiatry and psychotherapy
A1  - Taghva, A.
A1  - Imani, M.
A1  - Kazemi, M.R.
A1  - Shiralinia, K.
SP  - 41
EP  - 47
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
N2  - Aim. The study aimed to investigate the role of job burnout and depression in self-destructive behaviour among the Islamic Republic of Iran Army personnel. <br><br>METHOD. For the purpose of this study, a conceptual structural model, Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), was designed and examined. Participants were 215 active duty personnel who completed a series of questionnaires to assess their mental health, level of burnout and propensity for depression. <br><br>RESULTS. The measurement model revealed that all indicators except self-efficacy had significant factor weight on their latent variable; therefore, the model was revised by omitting it. The modified measurement model showed good fitness according to five indices. The structural model results showed that both burnout (β=0.24) and depression (β=0.56) have a direct effect on self-destructive behaviour; burnout influenced depression indirectly (β=0.56) and it has an indirect (β=0.35) and a total effect (β=0.59) on self-destructive behaviour. Finally, the fitness indices of the structural model indicated relatively good fitness. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS. Burnout and depression directly increase the tendency to self-destruction among military personnel. Our findings revealed that job burnout influences self-destruction by intensifying depression.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1509-2046
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.12740/APP/41477
ID  - ref1
ER  -