Application of Focused Group Interviews in Research on Occupational Burnout

• Authors: Iwona Olejnik , Sylwia Michalak

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Zastosowanie zogniskowanych wywiadów grupowych w badaniach nad wypaleniem zawodowym

Abstracts

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Cel: Celem artykułu jest wskazanie na możliwości i ograniczenia zastosowania zogniskowanego wywiadu grupowego w badaniach dotyczących problemu wypalenia zawodowego. Metodyka: W opracowaniu wykorzystano literaturę przedmiotu oraz wyniki badań własnych przeprowadzonych wśród czterech grup przedstawicieli pokolenia Z. Wyniki: Analiza metodyk badań jakościowych zrealizowanych przez badaczy zajmujących się tematyką wypalenia zawodowego wskazuje, że dominującymi technikami badawczymi są indywidualne oraz grupowe wywiady pogłębione. Głównymi celami badań są zaś identyfikacja doświadczeń zawodowych przyczyniających się do wypalenia zawodowego, określenie czynników przyczyniających się do stresu i wypalenia zawodowego oraz opracowanie metod interwencji w tym zakresie. Implikacje i rekomendacje: W artykule zawarto rekomendacje dotyczące możliwości zastosowania metodologii badań jakościowych, w szczególności zogniskowanych wywiadów grupowych, w projektach dotyczących wypalenia zawodowego. Dotyczą one zarówno projektowania przygotowywania takich badań, jak i ich realizacji. Oryginalność/wartość: W artykule przedstawiono nowatorskie podejście polegające na analizie możliwości zastosowania zogniskowanych wywiadów grupowych w odniesieniu do wrażliwej kwestii, jaką jest syndrom wypalenia zawodowego. Wartością jest wskazanie na potencjał tej metody w kontekście uwzględnienia perspektywy pokolenia Z.

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Aim: The aim of this article is to highlight the possibilities and limitations of using focus group interviews in studies on professional burnout. Methodology: The study draws on relevant literature and presents findings from original research conducted with four groups of members of Generation Z. Results: Analysis of qualitative research methodologies used in studies on professional burnout indicates that individual and group in-depth interviews are the dominant techniques. The primary goals of these studies are to identify professional experiences contributing to burnout, determine factors leading to stress and burnout, and develop intervention methods in this area. Implications and recommendations: The article offers recommendations for the use of qualitative research methodologies, particularly focus group interviews, in projects related to professional burnout. These recommendations pertain both to the design and implementation of such studies. Originality/value: This article presents a novel approach that examines the potential of using focus group interviews to address the sensitive issue of burnout syndrome. The value of this approach is to point out its potential to include the perspective of Generation Z.

Keywords

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qualitative research; focus group interviews; professional burnout

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badania jakościowe; zogniskowane wywiady grupowe; syndrom wypalenia zawodowego

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Journal: Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Year: 2024
• Volume: 68
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 61-74

Dates

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2024

Contributors

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Iwona Olejnik

• Poznań University of Economics and Business

• https://orcid.org/0000000220190580

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Sylwia Michalak

• Poznań University of Economics and Business

• https://orcid.org/0000000170361715

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