The work environment and burnout among family and child care workers

• Main Author: Sutton, James Henry
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2010
• Subjects: Burn out (Psychology); Social workers > Job stress; Work environment
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/26128

This thesis explores the relationship between work environment and burnout by examining the question: Do workers experiencing burnout see their work environment more negatively than co-workers who are not burned-out? The goal is to explore the potential usefulness of measures of work environment and burnout to guide efforts at burnout intervention and prevention. Thirty-nine family and childcare workers from five sites in the Vancouver area responded to a survey to test hypotheses addressing this question. The work environment and burnout were found to be highly interactive with the work environment variables of supervisor support and clarity identified as key factors in burnout. The Maslach Burnout Inventory and Moos (1981) Work Environment Scale were found to be useful instruments for intervention and future research. === Arts, Faculty of === Social Work, School of === Graduate