Client characteristics, organizational variables and burnout in care staff: the mediating role of fear of assault
Abstract
A broad range of factors have been identified as having an impact on burnout and performance. To improve our understanding of how these factors interact, a model of carer stress is tested. Staff were surveyed in residential units, assessments included burnout, organizational factors, staff cognitions and ratings of resident challenging behavior. The relationship between challenging behavior and emotional exhaustion was fully mediated by fear of assault. The relationship between emotional exhaustion and experienced safety (an organizational variable) was also fully mediated by fear of assault. The use of the model with staff is supported and it suggests that staff burnout can be reduced by influencing either staff cognitions, organizational factors or challenging behavior or a combination of these factors.
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Date
2013-01-03
Type
Article
Subject
Mental health, Public health. Health statistics. Occupational health. Health education, Patients. Primary care. Medical profession. Forensic medicine
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Citation
Rose J, Mills S, Silva D, Thompson L. Client characteristics, organizational variables and burnout in care staff: the mediating role of fear of assault. Res Dev Disabil. 2013 Mar;34(3):940-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2012.11.014. Epub 2013 Jan 3. PMID: 23291511.
Journal / Source Title
Research in Developmental Disabilities
DOI
10.1016/j.ridd.2012.11.014
PMID
23291511
Publisher
Elsevier