Employer or Employee: Who is More Likely to Suffer From Burnout?

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to examine burnout among full-time workers and to investigate the effect of employment status on burnout. METHODS: The data of this cross-sectional study were derived from the 2015 Taiwan Social Change Survey. Burnout was measured by the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory's four core items. Employment status was categorized into employer and employee. Multivariate linear regression models were used to assess the associations between employment status and burnout. RESULTS: Among 1007 full-time workers, 21.65% were employers and 78.35% were employees. The multivariate linear regression model indicated that after adjusting for all possible risk factors, being an employer (b = 3.95, 95% CI 0.40 to 7.50) was associated with an increased risk of burnout among full-time workers. CONCLUSIONS: Employment status was a significant factor of burnout among workers.