The Correlation of Nurses' job Burnout and Their Social Responsibility Considering the Role of Control Locus

• Main Authors: Reyhane Izedi, Mohammad Amin Bahrami
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: DiscoverSys 2016-07-01
• Series: Bali Medical Journal
• Subjects: job burnout, social responsibility, locus of control, nurse, hospital
• Online Access: https://balimedicaljournal.org/index.php/bmj/article/view/258

<p><strong>Background: </strong>Job burnout is an occupational hazard that reduces physical and mental energy of the staff. This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between the nurses' job burnout and their social responsibility considering the moderating role of control locus. <strong>Methods: </strong>In an analytical and cross-sectional study we used 3 valid questionnaires including Maslach burnout inventory, Dynson social responsibility and Rotter locus of control in 3 educational hospitals of Yazd, Iran. A total of 246 nurses contributed in the study. Data analysis was done through SPSS₁₉. We used Pearson and Kendall correlation coefficient in data analysis. <strong>Findings</strong>: The mean scores of job burnout and social responsibility of studied group were 60.75 <span style="text-decoration: underline;">+</span>8.37 and 71.84<span style="text-decoration: underline;">+</span>15.47, respectively. Job burnout is negatively correlated with social responsibility statistically (r= -0.250) while locus of control acts as the moderator of this correlation. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: Our results suggest that creating a supportive work environment for nurses enhances their social responsibility trough affecting their level of job burnout. Also, the approved moderating role of control locus in the relationship of job burnout and social responsibility indicates that the personality traits can be considered as the appropriate criteria for entry to nursing schools.</p>