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Burnout in dispositional context: The role of personality traits, social support and coping styles

Big five personality traits, social support and coping styles were examined as predictors of three dimensions of burnout (exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced professional efficacy) on the sample of 214 hospital nurses using hierarchical regression analyses. Personality traits were included into the first step of the analyses, three sources of social support (support from family, friends and co-workers) in the second, and in the third step three coping styles (problem-focused, emotion-focused and avoidance coping). The results show that out of five personality traits neuroticism positively predicted exhaustion, while agreeableness negatively predicted reduced professional efficacy. Regarding three sources of social support, only co-worker support negatively predicted exhaustion as well as reduced professional efficacy. Regarding coping styles, only avoidance coping positively predicted depersonalization. The results obtained were explained by several mechanisms through which personality variables may exert their effects on burnout.

burnout; five-factor personality traits; social support; coping styles; nurses

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