An Examination of the Relationship Between Self-Compassion and Burnout in Human Service Providers Working in Underserved,Faith-Based Contexts.
详细信息
- 作者：Hailey ; Jennifer Ann.
- 学历：Doctor
- 年：2014
- 毕业院校：Wheaton College
- Department：Clinical Psychology.
- ISBN：9781321164961
- CBH：3635433
- Country：USA
- 语种：English
- FileSize：6942496
- Pages：169
文摘
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the rates of self-compassion and burnout among human service providers working in underserved communities,while also exploring relationships between specific components of the burnout and self-compassion constructs. Participants in this study (N ＝ 276) were affiliated with a national faith-based organization and reported working or volunteering in a variety of human service roles in low-resourced areas across the United States. The Self-Compassion Scale (SCS； Neff,2003b) was utilized to assess participants' levels of self-compassion,and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS； Maslach & Jackson,1986) was administered to evaluate levels of burnout. Respondents also completed a demographics survey. Results indicated that participants who reported higher levels of self-compassion also indicated lower levels of burnout. In addition,as expected,the "positive" components of self-compassion (i.e.,self-kindness,common humanity,and mindfulness) were negatively associated with emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and positively linked to personal accomplishment. The reverse was true for the "negative" facets of self-compassion in relation to all 3 burnout dimensions. Men reported higher levels of self-compassion than women,and married participants indicated less depersonalization than those who were single. Individuals who had worked more years in their careers reported both increased self-compassion and decreased burnout,while those who worked more hours per week experienced greater amounts of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. This paper discusses the implications of these findings for individuals and organizations,as well as limitations and directions for future burnout and self-compassion research.