Role of psychological empowerment in the reduction of burnout in Canadian healthcare workers

In this study, we investigated the role of psychological empowerment as a protective factor for burnout among workers exposed to work‐related stressors (e.g. daily hassles, overload, job changes). A cross‐sectional questionnaire study was conducted, with a convenience sample of 401 healthcare worker...

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Published in:Nursing & health sciences 2012-03, Vol.14 (1), p.8-17
Main Authors: Boudrias, Jean-Sébastien, Morin, Alexandre J. S., Brodeur, Marie-Michèle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attitude of Health Personnel
Burnout
Burnout, Professional - prevention & control
Burnout, Professional - psychology
Canada
Cognition
Cross-Sectional Studies
Empowerment
Fatigue
Female
Health Personnel - psychology
Health professionals
healthcare
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Male
Medical personnel
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Nursing
Occupational psychology
Power (Psychology)
Psychological empowerment
Quebec
Stress
stressor
Surveys and Questionnaires
workforce
Workload - psychology
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Summary:In this study, we investigated the role of psychological empowerment as a protective factor for burnout among workers exposed to work‐related stressors (e.g. daily hassles, overload, job changes). A cross‐sectional questionnaire study was conducted, with a convenience sample of 401 healthcare workers. Hierarchical multiple regressions were performed to test main and moderating effects of empowerment cognitions. Results revealed partial support for the hypotheses. Only the job meaningfulness cognition exerts a beneficent main effect on all burnout symptoms beyond the effect of stressors. Some moderating effects differing according to burnout dimensions were also found. Most interestingly, high levels of empowerment cognitions accentuate the effect of change‐related resources in the reduction of emotional exhaustion. Because psychological empowerment has beneficial effects, organizations could rely on different strategies to enhance it.
ISSN:1441-0745
1442-2018
DOI:10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00650.x