Personality traits among burnt out and non-burnt out health-care personnel at the same workplaces: A pilot study: Feature article

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 336-348

  Gustafsson, Gabriella ^a   Persson, Birgitta ^a   Eriksson, Sture ^b   Norberg, Astrid ^a,c   Strandberg, Gunilla ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Burnout; Cattell's 16 Personality Factors Questionnaire; Non burnout; Personality; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROL; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 69949089956     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2009.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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