Psychological environments and burnout: Gender considerations within the corporation

A study examined whether men and women share the same environmental vulnerabilities to burnout. Specifically, it was determined if the covariates of burnout differed between men and women when controlling for job level, education, and tenure. Seven hundered employees from a telecommunication corpora...

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Published in:Journal of organizational behavior 1992-12, Vol.13 (7), p.701-711
Main Authors: Pretty, Grace M. H., McCarthy, Mary E., Catano, Victor M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Burnout
Business management
Communities
Depersonalization
Employees
Exhaustion
Factors
Gender differences
Gender roles
Men
Occupational Status
Occupational Stress
Organizational behavior
Psychological aspects
Psychological environment
Psychological Factors
Research Notes
Sex
Statistical analysis
Stress
Studies
Telecommunications industry
Upper management
Women
Work environments
Working women
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Summary:A study examined whether men and women share the same environmental vulnerabilities to burnout. Specifically, it was determined if the covariates of burnout differed between men and women when controlling for job level, education, and tenure. Seven hundered employees from a telecommunication corporation in Atlantic Canada were sent a survey in the company mail containing the Maslach Burnout Inventory, the Work Environment Scale, the Sense of Community Index, and demographic items. Responses were obtained from 170 female non-managers, 114 female managers, 49 male non-managers, and 100 male managers. The results supported the position that women and men experience burnout differently in that they do not share the same environmental vulnerabilities to burnout components. The particular vulnerabilities were dependent on their job level.
ISSN:0894-3796
1099-1379
DOI:10.1002/job.4030130706