Psychosocial work-related predictors and consequences of personal burnout among staff working with people with intellectual disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 102-115

  Kozak, Agnessa ^a   Kersten, Maren ^b   Schillmöller, Zita ^c   Nienhaus, Albert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b Institution for Statutory Accident Insurance and Prevention in Healthcare and Welfare Services   (Germany)

^c Univ of Applied Sci in Hamburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burnout; Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire; Intellectual disabilities; Psychosocial work environment; Staff outcomes; Support staff

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; JOB ANALYSIS; JOB EXPERIENCE; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; RISK FACTORS; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865526161     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.07.021     Document Type: Article

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