Moderating effect of psychological detachment in relationship between job burnout and life satisfaction in prison polices / 中国心理卫生杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the effect of prison police's job burnout on their life satisfaction and the role of psychological detachment between them.Methods:Questionnaire survey was conducted among 253 prison policemen in Henan Province with the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS,including emotional exhaustion,cynicism,and reduced personal accomplishment),Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and Psychological Detachment Questionnaire (PDQ).Results:The MBI-GS total scores and the scores of its three dimensions were negatively correlated with SWLS scores (r ＝-0.41,-0.38,-0.36,-0.21,Ps ＜0.001),PDQ scores were negatively correlated with MBI-GS total scores and emotional exhaustion scores (r ＝-0.21,-0.31,Ps ＜ 0.001),but positively correlated with SWLS scores (r ＝ 0.22,P ＜ 0.001).Psychological detachment played a moderating role between job burnout and life satisfaction (β ＝ 0.58,P ＜ 0.001).Conclusion:It suggests that prison police's job burnout may reduce their life satisfaction,and psychological detachment can moderate the influence of job burnout on life satisfaction.