Work locus of control and burnout in Polish physiotherapists: The mediating effect of coping styles

• Authors: Maciej Wilski , Bartosz Chmielewski , Maciej Tomczak

Abstracts

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Objectives The aim of this study was to explain the relationship between work locus of control and burnout in Polish physiotherapists through the mediation of coping styles. In particular, we hypothesized that external work locus of control may have a positive direct relationship with burnout symptoms via positive relationship with emotion-focused and avoidant coping styles, and a negative relationship with problem-focused style. Material and Methods We tested the mediational hypothesis using structural equation modeling of self-report data from 155 Polish physiotherapists. Results The relationship between external work locus of control and physiotherapists’ burnout was shown to be mediated by a positive relationship with emotion-focused coping and an inverse relationship with problem-focused coping. The variables included in the model explained about 15% of the variance of emotional exhaustion, 14% of depersonalization, and 14% of personal accomplishment. Conclusions Physiotherapists perceiving the situation as difficult to control, feel more burned out when they use more emotion-focused strategies, and less problem-focused strategies. This indicates the importance of including both, problem-focused coping training and increasing the perception of the situation controllability in preventing physiotherapists’ burnout programs.

Keywords

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burnout; work locus of control; coping style; physiotherapist; job stress; Poland

• Publisher: Instytut Medycyny Pracy im. prof. dra Jerzego Nofera w Łodzi
• Journal: International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 875-889

Dates

published

2015

Contributors

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Maciej Wilski

• State School of Higher Professional Education, Konin, Poland (Department of Physiotherapy and Health Knowledge)
• University School of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland (Department of Physical Education, Sport and Rehabilitation)

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Bartosz Chmielewski

• State School of Higher Professional Education, Konin, Poland (Department of Physiotherapy and Health Knowledge)

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Maciej Tomczak

• State School of Higher Professional Education, Konin, Poland (Department of Physiotherapy and Health Knowledge)
• University School of Physical Education, Poznań, Poland (Department of Physical Education, Sport and Rehabilitation)

Identifiers

DOI

10.13075/ijomeh.1896.00287

Biblioteka Nauki

2177124