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Interamerican Journal of Psychology

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Abstract

GIL-MONTE, Pedro R.; GARCIA-JUESAS, Juan Antonio  and  HERNANDEZ, Marcos Caro. The influence of overload and self-efficacy on burnout:. Interam. j. psychol. [online]. 2008, vol.42, n.1, pp. 113-118. ISSN 0034-9690.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of overload and self-efficacy on the burnout. The sample was composed by 714 nursing professionals that were working in different hospitals. The burnout was estimated by the MBI-HSS questionnaire, overload was estimated by a scale of 7 items of Karasek and self-efficacy by a scale of 9 items of Baessler and Schwarser. The results of the study indicate that overload and self-efficacy were significant predictors of emotional exhaustion, personal accomplishment and depersonalization. In the confirmation of the self-efficacy buffering effects in the relationship between overload and the three dimensions of the MBI only was significant the buffering effect of self-efficacy on the relationship between overload and emotional exhaustion. The conclusions are that is necessary to prevent the overload to prevent the appearance of the burnout, and that the self-efficacy perceived of subjects will prevent the appearance of the burnout and it will reduce the overload incidence on this pathology.

Keywords : Burnout; Overload; Self-efficacy; Nurses.

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