Download This PaperPersonality Traits As Determinants of Burnout Among Nurses – A Correlational Study
American Based Research Journal, Vol. 7 Issue 08, August 2018
7 Pages Posted: 14 May 2020
Date Written: August 1, 2018
Abstract
Background: The conditions of uncertainty and disempowerment at hospitals with high organizational demands threaten both physical and emotional wellbeing of nurses which in turn may contribute to burnout and disengagement or withdrawal of nurses from their organizations. At the same time their role in delivering the services to the society has prompted the experts to discuss, debate, and examine the multitude of practices to make them more productive.
Objectives: The present study was carried out with the main objective of understanding the relation of personality traits with burnout among nurses and to identify significant personality traits that determine burnout among them.
Design and methods: A quantitative and correlational research design was adopted and the settings included hospitals/nursing homes of J&K, India. The participants included the 300 nurses having at least two years of working experience and selected/engaged by the authorities on substantive basis. Standardised tools were used to collect the data, Pearson’s product moment correlation method and regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses.
Results: Results revealed that openness to experience (r =-0.126, P value 0.05); conscientiousness(r =-0.317, P value 0.01); extraversion (r =-0.246, P value 0.01); agreeableness (r =-0.437, P value 0.01) and emotional stability(r =-0.268, P value 0.01) have significant negative correlation with burnout as indicated by significant r values. A regression analysis revealed that among the five personality traits, only conscientiousness(β=-0.159), agreeableness(β=-0.34) and emotional stability(β=-0.132) significantly determine burnout among the nurses.
Keywords: Agreeableness, Burnout, Nurses, Personality traits
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