The relationship between the big five personality factors and burnout: A study among volunteer counselors

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-50

  Bakker, Arnold B ^a   Van Der Zee, Karen I ^b   Lewig, Kerry A ^c   Dollard, Maureen F ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Big Five; Burnout; Personality; Stress and coping; Volunteer counselors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TERMINAL CARE; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 33244485876     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.146.1.31-50     Document Type: Article

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