The relationship between burnout symptoms and Type D personality among health care professionals in Turkey.
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between burnout and Type D personality in health care professionals. The study randomly included 120 health care professionals (73 nurses, 47 doctors). Sociodemographic data form, Maslach Burnout Inventory, and Type D Personality Scale were applied to each participant; 38.3% of the health care professionals (n = 46) had the Type D personality. Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization of health care professionals with Type D personality were higher than of those without Type D personality (p = .006 and p = .005). Stepwise regression analysis indicated that Type D personality was a predictor of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization (p = .005 and p = .001, respectively). Our results suggest that Type D personality is associated with higher burnout levels.
a Bolu İzzet Baysal Mental Health and Dieases Hospital , Bolu , Turkey.
Atilla
A
Tekin
b Van Regional Education and Research Hospital , Van , Turkey.
Hekim
H
Karadağ
c Çorlu State Hospital , Tekirdağ , Turkey.
Sinan
S
Yayla
D000328:Adult; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D064415:Type D Personality; D016526:Workload / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
Burnout; Type D personality; depersonalization; emotional exhaustion