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Rogala A, Shoji K, Luszczynska A, et al. From Exhaustion to Disengagement via Self-Efficacy Change: Findings from Two Longitudinal Studies among Human Services Workers. Front Psychol. 2016;6:2032doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02032.
Rogala, A., Shoji, K., Luszczynska, A., Kuna, A., Yeager, C., Benight, C. C., & Cieslak, R. (2015). From Exhaustion to Disengagement via Self-Efficacy Change: Findings from Two Longitudinal Studies among Human Services Workers. Frontiers in psychology, 62032. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02032
Rogala, Anna, et al. "From Exhaustion to Disengagement via Self-Efficacy Change: Findings from Two Longitudinal Studies among Human Services Workers." Frontiers in psychology vol. 6 (2015): 2032. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02032
Rogala A, Shoji K, Luszczynska A, Kuna A, Yeager C, Benight CC, Cieslak R. From Exhaustion to Disengagement via Self-Efficacy Change: Findings from Two Longitudinal Studies among Human Services Workers. Front Psychol. 2016 Jan 08;6:2032. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02032. eCollection 2015. PMID: 26779114; PMCID: PMC4705225.
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Front Psychol. 2016 Jan 08;6:2032. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02032. eCollection 2015.

From Exhaustion to Disengagement via Self-Efficacy Change: Findings from Two Longitudinal Studies among Human Services Workers.

Frontiers in psychology

Anna Rogala, Kotaro Shoji, Aleksandra Luszczynska, Anna Kuna, Carolyn Yeager, Charles C Benight, Roman Cieslak

Affiliations

  1. Department of Psychology, Szko?a Wy?sza Psychologii Spo?eczne University of Social Sciences and Humanities Warsaw, Poland.
  2. Department of Psychology, Trauma Health and Hazards Center, University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, CO, USA.
  3. Department of Psychology, Trauma Health and Hazards Center, University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO, USA; Wroclaw Department, Szkola Wyzsza Psychologii Spoleczne University of Social Sciences and HumanitiesWroclaw, Poland.
  4. Department of Psychology, Szko?a Wy?sza Psychologii Spo?eczne University of Social Sciences and HumanitiesWarsaw, Poland; Department of Psychology, Trauma Health and Hazards Center, University of Colorado Colorado SpringsColorado Springs, CO, USA.

PMID: 26779114 PMCID: PMC4705225 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.02032

Abstract

This longitudinal research examined the relationship direction between burnout components (exhaustion and disengagement) within the context of personal resources measured by self-efficacy and social support. In line with the conservation of resources theory we hypothesized that exhaustion may trigger a spiral loss of personal resources where self-efficacy declines and subsequently, social support also declines and in turn predict disengagement. Participants in Study 1 were mental healthcare providers (N = 135) working with U.S. military personnel suffering from trauma. Participants in Study 2 were healthcare providers, social workers, and other human services professionals (N = 193) providing various types of services for civilian trauma survivors in Poland. Baseline and 6-month follow-up measurements included burnout components, burnout self-efficacy and perceived social support. The path analysis showed consistent results for both longitudinal studies; exhaustion measured at Time 1 led to disengagement at Time 2, after controlling for baseline disengagement levels. Across Study 1 and Study 2 these associations were mediated by self-efficacy change: Higher exhaustion led to greater decline in self-efficacy which in turn explained higher disengagement at the follow-up. Social support, however, did not mediate between self-efficacy and disengagement. These mediating effects were invariant across Studies 1 and 2, although the mean levels of burnout and personal resources differed significantly. The results contribute to a discussion on the internal structure of job burnout and a broader understanding of the associations between exhaustion and disengagement that may be explained by the underlying mechanism of change in self-efficacy.

Keywords: burnout; disengagement; exhaustion; self-efficacy; social support

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