title: Psychosocial work characteristics as predictors for burnout: findings from 3-year follow up of the PUMA Study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of psychosocial work characteristics on burnout.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 1772 participants in different human service sector organizations were eligible for the cross-sectional analyses (baseline) and 952 for the prospective analyses. We measured 14 psychosocial work characteristics and three types of burnout. Linear regression models were used for analyzing associations between psychosocial work characteristics at baseline and burnout at baseline and at 3 years of follow up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Low possibilities for development, high meaning of work, low predictability, high quality of leadership, low role clarity, and high role conflicts predicted burnout at 3 years of follow up after the psychosocial work characteristics were adjusted for each other, potential confounders, and burnout level at baseline.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Psychosocial work characteristics were prospectively associated with burnout, suggesting that improving the psychosocial work environment may reduce future burnout in human service work.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Occupational Health, Copenhagen, Denmark. mb@ami.dk
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borritz
authors.forename: Ute
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bültmann
authors.forename: Reiner
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rugulies
authors.forename: Karl Bang
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: Ebbe
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Villadsen
authors.forename: Tage S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Kristensen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003718:Denmark; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012923:Social Class