Stress, burnout and hardiness in R.T.s.
This article reports results of a survey assessing the relationship among occupational stress, "personality hardiness" and burnout in 95 radiographers employed in Connecticut hospitals. Regression analyses indicated a positive correlation between burnout and occupational stress, and an inverse relationship between personality hardiness and burnout. Personality hardiness had a beneficial effect at all stress levels.
Sciacchitano
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St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, Conn., USA.
Goldstein
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DiPlacido
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D000328:Adult; D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D010551:Personality; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D013679:Technology, Radiologic