Value Conflict, Lack of Rewards, and Sense of Community as Psychosocial Risk Factors of Burnout in Communication Professionals (Press, Radio, and Television)

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ID15487955
AuthorsSantiago Gascón (0000-0002-3723-0673, Universidad de Zaragoza), Ricardo Fueyo‐Díaz (0000-0002-0493-1641, Universidad de Zaragoza), Ricardo Fueyo-Díaz (Universidad de Zaragoza), Luis Borao (0000-0002-1437-2353, Universidad de Zaragoza), Michael P Leiter (0000-0001-5680-0363, Acadia University), Álvaro Fanlo‐Zarazaga (0000-0003-4418-7703, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón), Álvaro Fanlo-Zarazaga (Health Science Institute Aragón (IACS), 50009 Zaragoza, Spain), Bárbara Oliván Blázquez (0000-0001-6565-9699, Universidad de Zaragoza, corresponding author), Alejandra Aguilar‐latorre (0000-0003-2683-7346, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón)
Year2021
Volume18
Issue2
Pages365-365
Publication date2021-01-06
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph18020365
PMID33418874
OpenAlexW3120664972
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited24

Journalists are at particular risk of work-related stress and burnout. The objective of this study is to describe and analyze the principal factors involved in the appearance of burnout in communication professionals, as well as the possible interactions between them and with self-reported health, and to observe whether the variables involved are the same in different types of environments. To achieve this objective, 292 participants answered the following measurement instruments: Demographic and labor datasheet; Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI General survey); Areas of Worklife Scale (AWS); and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ -12). The results were the following: Emotional Exhaustion (EE) shows direct correlation and statistical significance with the other two burnout dimensions, Depersonalization (DP) and Personal Accomplishment (PA), also with health perception variables and inverse and statistical significance with the workload, control, rewards, community, fairness, and values. A multiple linear regression model shows workload and values as inverse EE predictors, which confirms a burnout process in which EE contributes as the main dimension in DP and is shown to be a precursor of PA, itself. When comparing different types of media, journalists who work in institutional press offices presented significantly lower scores in PA and higher in control, rewards, community, justice, and values. Therefore, further research should be carried out in order to analyze the protective role of these variables regarding PA and burnout

Burnout · Emotional exhaustion · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Scale (ratio · Workload · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Psychology · Social Psychology · Stress and Burnout Research · Workaholism, burnout, and well-being

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