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Job burnout as a social phenomenon covers more and more groups of employees. The problem mainly affects professions of a social nature, which require constant contact with other people. Previous studies have shown that police service is classified as high-risk in the context of job burnout due to the mode and manner of work that police officers perform every day. In their work, policemen are faced with ever greater requirements regarding their competence, availability, high quality and appropriate pace of performed tasks. Therefore, in their service they are particularly vulnerable to being affected by job burnout syndrome. This article attempts to determine the extent of the phenomenon of job burnout syndrome and its causes in a group of police officers working and representing various police departments in the city of Krakow. The research was conducted on the basis of the Polish version of the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI).
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Excessive demands, work overload and the working time arrangements are an important cause of burnout and fatigue in employees. Specific working time arrangements are characteristic of the internal security services, such as police officers and firefighters. This applies to both the ordering of day and night shifts and the length of shifts. Depletion of personal resources is a common component for acute fatigue and burnout. However, fatigue has a short-term effect, whereas burnout has a chronic effect. The aim of the study presented here is to assess the relationship between fatigue and burnout in two professional groups with high psychosocial risks. The group examined consisted of 174 people, 89 police officers (11women) and 85 firefighters. Correlational design was used. The Fatigue Scale was applied to measure fatigue at work, and The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory was used to measure exhaustion and disengagement. The results of our study showed that in comparison with firefigthers, police officers were more fatigued, more exhausted and more disengaged. Fatigue was related to exhaustion and disengagement. The effective size of the relationship between fatigue and exhaustion and between fatigue and disengagement was similar and moderate in both groups. In conclusion, the differences between police officers and firefighters in fatigue and burnout may be explained by different demands and working time arrangements. Depletion of energy resources is visible in exhaustion and disengagement. The practices of limiting the negative and direct results of work, such as fatigue, may help to prevent the escalation of chronic conditions such as burnout.
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Background The goal of this paper is to verify the correlations between adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism and the selected demographic and job characteristics vs. professional burnout among medical laboratory scientists in Poland. Material and Methods The study group consisted of 166 laboratory scientists. The Polish Adaptive and Maladaptive Perfectionism Questionnaire (Szczucka) was used for testing perfectionism. The Oldenburg Burnout Inventory was used for examining burnout syndrome. Results Adaptive perfectionism was positively and maladaptive perfectionism was negatively correlated with both aspects of professional burnout: the disengagement from work and exhaustion. What is more, maladaptive perfectionism was correlated negatively with age and work experience. People in relationships have a higher level of disengagement and a higher level of exhaustion than single ones. The results of hierarchical regression analyses have revealed, after having controlled selected demographic and job factors, that a significant predictor of disengagement is the high level of adaptive perfectionism and low level of maladaptive perfectionism. In addition, a significant predictor of high level of exhaustion is the low level of maladaptive perfectionism. Conclusions Professional burnout among medical laboratory scientists is of a specific nature. The “healthier” perfectionism they reveal, the higher level of burnout they present. In this profession, lower risk of burnout is represented by those who are characterized by the lack of confidence in the quality of their actions and a negative reaction to their own imperfections associated with imposed social obligation to be perfect. The individuals pursuing their internal high standards experience burnout faster. Med Pr 2018;69(3):253–260
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Background The objective of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Polish version of the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) – its factor structure, reliability, validity and standard norms. Material and Methods The study was conducted on 3 independent samples of 1804, 366 and 48 workers employed in social service and general service professions. To test the OLBI structure the exploratory factor analysis was conducted. The reliability was assessed by means of Cronbach’s α coefficient (the internal consistent) and test–retest (the stability over time) method, with a 6-week follow-up. The construct validity of the OLBI was tested by means of correlation analysis, using perceived stress and work engagement as the criterion variables. Results The result of the factor analysis confirmed a 2-factor structure of the Inventory but the construction of each factor differed from that in the OLBI original version. Therefore, 2 separate factor analyses – each for the single component of job burnout (exhaustion and disengagement from work) – were conducted. The analyses revealed that each of the components consisted of 2 subscales. The reliability of the OLBI was supported by 2 methods. It was also proved that job burnout and its 2 components, exhaustion and disengagement from work, were positively correlated with perceived stress and negatively correlated with work engagement and its 3 components – vigor, absorption and dedication. Conclusions Despite certain limitations the Polish version of the OLBI shows satisfactory psychometric properties and it can be used to measure job burnout in Polish conditions. Med Pr 2016;67(1):29–41
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Wstęp Celem badań była analiza psychometrycznych właściwości polskiej wersji Oldenburskiego Kwestionariusza Wypalenia Zawodowego (Oldenburg Burnout Inventory – OLBI) – jego struktury czynnikowej, rzetelności, trafności teoretycznej i normalizacji. Kwestionariusz mierzy 2 kluczowe komponenty wypalenia zawodowego – wyczerpanie oraz zdystansowanie wobec pracy. Materiał i metody Badania przeprowadzono w 3 niezależnych próbach – liczących 1804 osoby, 366 osób i 46 osób – pracujących w zawodach służb społecznych i zawodach usługowych. Budowę czynnikową narzędzia sprawdzono za pomocą eksploracyjnej analizy czynnikowej. Jego rzetelność obliczono 2 metodami – przy użyciu miary α Cronbacha (zgodność wewnętrzna) i testu–retestu (stabilność czasowa) – z 6-tygodniową przerwą w pomiarze. Trafność teoretyczną kwestionariusza oszacowano za pomocą analizy korelacji, w której zmiennymi kryterialnymi były stres spostrzegany i zaangażowanie w pracy. Normy obliczono w skali staninowej. Wyniki Analiza czynnikowa wykazała 2-czynnikową strukturę kwestionariusza, która zawierała pytania sformułowane pozytywnie i negatywnie. To zadecydowało o przeprowadzeniu oddzielnych analiz dla 2 podskal teoretycznych – wyczerpania i zdystansowania wobec pracy. Podskale okazały się spójne i obejmowały po 2 czynniki stwierdzeń sformułowanych pozytywnie i negatywnie. Wyczerpanie i zdystansowanie wobec pracy były ze sobą umiarkowanie współzależne. Rzetelność narzędzia była satysfakcjonująca. Zgodnie z przewidywaniem wyczerpanie i zdystansowanie wobec pracy dodatnio wiązały się ze stresem spostrzeganym i ujemnie z zaangażowaniem w pracy oraz z 3 jego komponentami – wigorem, oddaniem się pracy i pochłonięciem przez pracę. Wnioski Mimo pewnych ograniczeń polska wersja Oldenburskiego Kwestionariusz Wypalenia Zawodowego jest narzędziem o dobrych właściwościach psychometrycznych, które może być polecane jako alternatywna metoda pomiaru wypalenia zawodowego. Med. Pr. 2016;67(1):29–41
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