title: The role of adaptation in advocate burnout: a case of good soldiering.
abstract: Domestic violence and sexual assault advocates, unlike other social service workers, experience only moderate burnout. The present study extends burnout research, exploring simultaneous effects of job demands and adaptation factors as they relate to burnout in the advocacy population. The authors identify the good soldiering phenomenon in which advocates adapt to work that is worthwhile, but risky, demanding, and resource poor. Good soldiering is related to, but distinct from, a "calling" because it links to the position, not simply intrinsic motivation. The authors find that though job demands significantly increase burnout, advocates who identify with good soldiering experience significantly lower levels of burnout.
authors.affiliation: Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA. bemiller@ksu.edu
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bemiller
authors.forename: L Susan
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000533:Altruism; D002055:Burnout, Professional; D017579:Domestic Violence; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D011902:Rape; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work; D055815:Young Adult