The Role of Personal Demands and Personal Resources in Enhancing Study Engagement and Preventing Study Burnout.

Using a 1-year longitudinal design, we examined the role of personal demands and personal resources in long-term health impairment and motivational processes among master students. Based on the job demands-resources theory and transactional model of stress, we hypothesized that students' personal demands (i.e., irrational performance demands, awfulizing and irrational need for control) predict perceived study demands one year later, and indirectly relate to burnout. Furthermore, we predicted that personal resources indirectly associate with study engagement via students' perceived study resources one year later. These hypotheses were tested in a sample of Dutch master students (N = 220 at T1 and T2) using structural equation modelling. As hypothesized, personal demands and personal resources at T1 predicted study demands and study resources one year later (T2, ß = .25-.42, p <. 05), respectively. Study-home interference [study demand] mediated the association between personal demands and burnout (ß = .08, p = .029), whereas opportunities for development [study resource] mediated the association between personal resources and study engagement (ß = .08, p = .014). Hence, personal demands and personal resources relate indirectly to students' burnout and engagement one year later via a heightened level of specific study demands and study resources. Accordingly, the present research expands the propositions of the JD-R Theory by proposing personal demands as a relevant factor for students' long-term well-being.

How COVID-19 prevention burnout impacts emotional symptoms among Chinese college students: A moderated mediation model.

The current study investigated the relationship between COVID-19 prevention burnout and emotional symptoms (depression and anxiety) among 1,837 Chinese college students and the underlying mechanisms. Results from moderated mediation analysis revealed that the association between COVID-19 prevention burnout and emotional symptoms was mediated by psychological inflexibility (ß = 0.20, 95%CI = [0.10, 0.19]). Also, COVID-19 prevention burnout's direct and indirect effects on emotional symptoms were more substantial for students with high susceptibility to emotional contagion than those with low susceptibility. These findings contribute to understanding how COVID-19 prevention burnout relates to emotional symptoms and provide a new perspective for interventions promoting students' psychological flexibility, particularly those with higher susceptibility to emotional contagion.

The mediating roles of coping styles and academic burnout in the relationship between stressors and depressive symptoms among Chinese postgraduates.

Background: Since few studies have incorporated factors like stressors, coping styles, and academic burnout into the same model to analyze their impacts on depressive symptoms, this research attempts to establish an optimal structural model to explore the direct and indirect effects of these factors on depressive symptoms. Methods: A total of 266 postgraduates completed questionnaires regarding coping styles, academic burnout, stressors, and depressive symptoms. The path analysis was applied for investigating the roles of coping styles and academic burnout in mediating the relationship between stressors and depressive symptoms. Results: The total and direct effects of stressors on depressive symptoms were 0.53 and 0.31, respectively. The proportion of the direct effect of stressors on depressive symptoms to its total effect amounted to 58.50%. The indirect effects of academic burnout, positive coping style, and negative coping style on the association between stressors and depressive symptoms were 0.11, 0.04, and 0.03, taking up 20.75%, 7.55%, and 5.66% of the total effect, respectively. The serial indirect effect of positive coping style and academic burnout was 0.02, accounting for 3.77% of the total effect, while that of negative coping style and academic burnout was 0.02, taking up 3.77% of the total effect. Conclusions: Coping styles and academic burnout chain jointly mediate the relationship between stressors and depressive symptoms among postgraduates. Thus, encouraging postgraduates to tackle stress positively may reduce the likelihood of the development of academic burnout and further reduce depressive symptoms.

Managing burnout with lifestyle medicine principles.

Burnout in health professionals gained attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been numerous strategies in addressing this issue proving there is no one silver bullet to mitigate it. We need to find solutions for our health and for the benefit of patients to provide best care. Lifestyle medicine strategies have been proven to be beneficial in the management of Burnout.

Only my group will do: Evidence that social support protects athletes from burnout when they identify with those who provide it.

Perceived availability of social support can reduce symptoms of burnout in athletes. As such, it is important to understand the circumstances under which perceived social support is most effective. Social influences such as strength of social identification with a particular group or identity are believed to play an important role in the provision and effectiveness of social support. Across two studies, we investigate whether social identification in a sport can strengthen the protective association between perceived social support and burnout. In Study 1, athletes completed questionnaires assessing perceptions of social support availability, social identification, and burnout. In Study 2, participants completed the same measures at systematic time points across a six-month timespan. In both studies, participants' levels of social identification moderated the association between perceived social support and burnout, whereby there was a stronger negative relationship between social support and burnout when participants reported higher levels of social identification in their sport. These results indicate that social identity may play an integral role in improving the efficacy of social support on burnout.

Improving Health Care Quality Measurement to Combat Clinician Burnout.

This Viewpoint explores a critical source of administrative burden and physician frustration­the explosive growth of health care quality metrics­and how improving these metrics could combat clinician burnout.

Cuidarse para poder cuidar / Take care to be able to take care

La enfermería es una profesión que está focalizada en el cuidado de los individuos, las familias y las comunidades para que puedan alcanzar, mantener o recobrar una salud óptima y una calidad de vida adecuada. A lo largo de la historia ha ido adquiriendo diferentes roles y responsabilidades, desarrollando conocimientos y habilidades en función de las demandas sociales. En la actualidad, existe una preocupación por conocer los factores que afectan el bienestar y la salud laboral. Estudios realizados informan que un excesivo estrés relacionado con el trabajo lleva a tensiones que pueden afectar la salud de los trabajadores y la calidad del servicio que prestan. (AU)

Cumulative Ecological Risk and Academic Burnout in Chinese College Students: A Moderated Mediation Model.

This study explored the relationship between cumulative ecological risk exposure and academic burnout among Chinese college students and the mediating and moderating effects of neuroticism and gender, respectively. A total of 580 college students were selected as participants. They completed a battery of questionnaires that measured cumulative ecological risk, neuroticism, and academic burnout. The results showed that: (1) cumulative ecological risk was positively related to neuroticism and academic burnout; (2) cumulative ecological risk positively predicted academic burnout; (3) neuroticism partly mediated the relationship between cumulative ecological risk and academic burnout; and (4) gender moderated the effect of cumulative ecological risk and academic burnout. A high level of cumulative ecological risk had a greater impact on neuroticism among women, compared to men. These findings advance our current knowledge of the specific effects of cumulative ecological risk on academic burnout and the underlying internal mechanisms of this relationship. Furthermore, this study provides a constructive perspective on preventing and reducing academic burnout among college students.

Understanding the types of social support that can mitigate parental burnout in mothers of children with medical complexity.

BACKGROUND: Parental burnout is characterized by exhaustion, emotional distancing and a sense of ineffectiveness in the parenting role. Parents of children with medical complexity (CMC) face various challenges due to their child's diagnosis. Specifically, mothers of CMC experience more parental burnout symptoms than mothers of children without healthcare needs. Multiple studies have identified interventions for mitigating caregiver stress in parents of CMC. However, social support is of interest to organizations that provide services geared towards the family unit's social-emotional wellbeing. This article aims to explore the role of social support in mitigating parental burnout in mothers of CMC. It also aims to offer guidance to community-based organizations, practitioners, and mental health advocates on how to best allocate resources to provide social support opportunities for mothers of CMC. METHODS: A qualitative case study approach was utilized to explore the role of social support in mitigating parental burnout in mothers of CMC. A sample of five mothers of CMC participated in an interview regarding the role of social support in mitigating parental burnout. Within-case analysis was used to identify overarching themes, followed by cross-case analysis to determine similarities among participants' experience. RESULTS: Three salient themes emerged from the participants' interviews: isolation, types of social support, and the benefits of helping others. Types of social support included four subcategories: church support, practical support, mental health support and respite/childcare support. CONCLUSIONS: Results of the study indicated that active engagement in specific types of social support was critical in mitigating parental burnout and feelings of isolation in mothers of CMC. Furthermore, results revealed that mothers of CMC experience positive benefits from helping others. These findings encourage community-based organizations to focus on maximizing partnerships with churches and other non-profit organizations to develop strategic programmes for mitigating parental burnout in mothers of CMC.

Evaluación de riesgos psicosociales y su influencia en el desarrollo de burnout en el personal de emergencias del Hospital General Docente Calderón / Evaluation of psychosocial risks and their influence on the development of burnout in emergency personnel of the Hospital General Docente Calderón

Introducción: Los riesgos psicosociales son factores que pueden afectar el bienestar psi-cológico y emocional de una persona en el entorno laboral, como el estrés laboral, la falta de apoyo social y la falta de autonomía en el trabajo. Estos riesgos pueden tener una gran influencia en el desarrollo del síndrome de burnout, una afección psicológica que se carac-teriza por agotamiento emocional, despersonalización y disminución del rendimiento laboral. Objetivo: Identificar los factores psicosociales de riesgo que puedan afectar de manera considerable al desarrollo del síndrome de burnout, planteando medidas preventivas que ayudaran a aplacar los riesgos evidenciados.Material y Métodos: Estudio descriptivo - transversal, con diseño no experimental, se uti-lizó 2 instrumentos: 1) Factores Psicosociales (FPSICO3.0), el cual está compuesto por 44 preguntas con su subdivisión de 89 sub preguntas, mide 9 factores de riesgo psicosocial (intra laborales); 2) Factores de riesgo Psicosociales (MBI-HSS) contiene 22 preguntas, mide 3 factores para burnout: baja realización personal del trabajo, agotamiento emocional y des-personalización. Resultados: Según la correlación de Spearman (Rho) manejado con margen de error del 0.05, los factores de riesgo psicosocial (intra laborales) tiempo de trabajo, demanda psicológica, participación/supervisión; interés por el trabajador y compensación; son directamente propor-cionales al nivel de burnout. Los resultados muestran que el 7% de personal presenta burnout y el 51% indicios del mismo, a mayor edad hay mayor prevalencia de burnout y el puesto de trabajo con mayor vulnerabilidad es el de médico general en funciones hospitalarias. Discusión: Los instrumentos (MBI-HSS y Fpsico 3.0) utilizados en la presenteb investiga-ción, fueron desarrollados para la población hospitalaria dentro de condiciones laborales, mismos que también han sido utilizados por varias investigaciones previas en el Ecuador y en diferentes países, por lo que el análisis de los estudios previos similares reflejan sobre los factores psicosociales que más inciden en el personal sanitario de las áreas de emergencias tanto ecuatorianas como extranjeras y son similares a los resultados del presente estudio, enfatizando además que el factor carga de trabajo en todas las investigación comparativas, a pesar de ser un factor de riesgo alto, no incide en la nuestra, al ser susceptible de buen manejo y adaptación ante la demanda de pacientes.

Introduction: Psychosocial risks can affect the psychological and emotional well-being of a person in the work environment, aspects such as work stress, lack of social support and autonomy at work. These risks may cause the appearance of Burnout syndrome, a psycho-logical condition characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and work perfor-mance decrease. Objective:Identify the psychosocial risk factors that can significantly lead to the development of Burnout syndrome; propose preventive measures that will help mitigate the risks evidenced.Materials and Methods:Descriptive - cross-sectional study, with a non-experimental de-sign, 2 instruments were used: 1) Psychosocial Factors (FPSICO3.0), which is made up of 44 questions with their subdivision of 89 sub-questions, measures 9 psychosocial risk factors (in-tra-work); 2) Psychosocial Risk Factors (MBI-HSS) contains 22 questions, measures 3 factors for burnout: low personal performance at work, emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Outcome: According to Spearman's correlation (Rho) managed with a margin of error of 0.05, psychosocial risk factors (intra-work) work time, psychological demand, participation/supervision; worker interest and compensation; are directly proportional to the level of bur-nout. The results show that 7% of the staff have burnout and 51% have signs of it. The older, the higher the prevalence of burnout; The profession with the greatest vulnerability to Bur-nout syndrome are doctors and nurses working in hospitals.Discussion: The instruments (MBI-HSS and Fpsico 3.0) used in the present research were developed for the hospital employees within working conditions, which have also been used by previous researches in Ecuador as well as in different countries, so the similar previous studies reflect on the psychosocial factors that most affect health workers in both Ecuadorian and foreign emergency areas and are similar to the results of the present study, which empha-sizes the workload factor in all comparative research, despite being a high risk factor, it does not affect ours, as it is susceptible to good management and adaptation to patient demand.

Effects of Physical Exercise on Burnout Syndrome in University Students.

INTRODUCTION: Burnout syndrome has a negative impact on university students' health worldwide. Global prevalence of each dimension of the syndrome is estimated at 55.4% for emotional exhaustion, 31.6% for cynicism and 30.9% for academic inefficacy. OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the efficacy of physical exercise in reducing burnout levels in university students. METHODS: We carried out an investigation in students from the Technical University of Ambato, Ecuador. Students were in different career tracks, randomly selected, and were assigned to three different groups with pre-test and post-test measurements: two intervention groups (aerobic and strength exercise) and one control group (no exercise). The evaluation instrument was the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Student Survey, whose dimensions are exhaustion, cynicism and academic inefficacy. We also evaluated heart rate variability. RESULTS: The aerobic exercise group reduced cynicism by 21.1% (d = 0.252), inefficacy 13.1% (d = 0.397) and exhaustion by 31.0% (d = 0.532). The strength exercise group reduced cynicism by 27.4% (d = 0.315), inefficacy by 21.7% (d = 0.704) and exhaustion by 19.6% (d = 0.299). In the control group, exhaustion and inefficacy increased by 10.1% (d = 0.128) and 4.4% (d = 0.129) respectively; instead, cynicism was reduced by 7.3% (d = 0.062).The aerobic exercise group had the greatest increase in heart rate variability (at 16.8%), followed by the strength group (16.6%) and the control group (5.2%). CONCLUSIONS: Physical exercise (both aerobic and strength) was effective in reducing burnout levels in university students.

Coping Strategies of Healthcare Professionals with Burnout Syndrome: A Systematic Review.

Background and Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of coping strategies used to reduce burnout syndrome in healthcare workers teams. Materials and Methods: We used PubMed and Web of Science, including scientific articles and other studies for additional citations. Only 7 of 906 publications have the appropriate inclusion criteria and were selected. A PRISMA 2020 flow diagram was used. Results: The most common coping strategies that the literature studies showed were efficient, in particular social and emotional support, physical activity, physical self-care, emotional and physical distancing from work. Coping mechanisms associated with less burnout were also physical well-being, clinical variety, setting boundaries, transcendental, passion for one's work, realistic expectations, remembering patients and organizational activities. Furthermore, it was helpful to listen to the team's needs and preferences about some types of training. Conclusion: We suppose that the appropriate coping strategies employed in the team could be useful also in the prevention of psychological suffering, especially in contexts where working conditions are stressful. Studies about coping strategies to face burnout syndrome in healthcare workers should be increased.

Mindfulness-based interventions reducing and preventing stress and burnout in medical students: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE: Stress and burnout are serious problems that impair the well-being and academic performance of medical students. Published systematic reviews and meta-analyses on interventions to reduce the stress experienced by medical students did not conclude which interventions are the most effective due to the heterogeneity of the studies. To enhance the hierarchy of evidence, our study selected only randomized controlled studies. The aims were to obtain more reliable outcomes and to precisely summarize the specific interventions which effectively reduce the stress levels and burnout of medical students. METHODS: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis according to PRISMA guidelines. Medical databases (Embase, Ovid, and CINAHL) were searched for relevant randomized controlled studies published up to December 2019. Two treatment timepoints (postintervention, and the 6-month follow-up) were chosen. Stress measure outcomes were the main outcomes. A random effects model was used. An intention-to-treat analysis was conducted. RESULTS: Six high-quality studies were found. They compared the efficacies of mindfulness-based interventions and clerkship as usual (N = 689). The stress measurement scores of each mindfulness-based intervention at postintervention were significantly better than those of the control groups, with medium effect size and low heterogeneity (95% CI 0.07-0.51; p = 0.01; I-squared index = 45%). At the 6-month follow-up, the mindfulness groups had significantly better results than the control groups, with medium effect size and negligible heterogeneity (95% CI 0.06-0.55; p = 0.02; I-squared index = 0%). DISCUSSION: The results indicate that mindfulness-based interventions are effective in reducing subjective stress in medical students at both the short- and long-term intervention timepoints.

[Diagnosing, managing and preventing parental burnout]. / Diagnostiquer, prendre en charge et prévenir le burn- out parental.

Parental burnout has recently been identified as one of the priorities in the field of psychological sciences. The seriousness of its consequences on parents and children has revealed the urgent need to develop valid and effective diagnostic, management and prevention tools. An overview of existing tools in the literature, with particular attention to the role that frontline professionals can play, is essential.