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The Role of Personality Factors in the Formation of Burnout: Case Study (in Persian)

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  • Babashahi, Jabbar

    (Iran)

  • Afkhami Ardakani, Mehdi

    (Iran)

  • Khodashenas, Leila-Sadat

    (Iran)

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Increasing work and organizational pressures cause a stressful situation and burnout among human resources. The objective of this research is to investigate the role of personality traits in burnout formation. Research methodology includes both descriptive and correlation analysis based on structural equations modeling. Research population consists of 186 employees of the National Iranian Refining and Distribution Company out of whom 111 ones were selected, using simple random sampling method based on Morgan formula. Main tool of gathering data was questionnaire. Research results indicate that personality dimensions such as agreeableness, extraversion and openness to experience have a negative and meaningful relationship with burnout whereas neuroticismhasapositiveandmeaningfulrelationshipwithburnout. Finally, consciousness didn’t have a meaningful relationship with burnout.

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  • Babashahi, Jabbar & Afkhami Ardakani, Mehdi & Khodashenas, Leila-Sadat, 2013. "The Role of Personality Factors in the Formation of Burnout: Case Study (in Persian)," Management and Development Process Quarterly (٠صلنامه ٠رایند مدیریت Ùˆ توسعه), Institute for Management and Planning studies, vol. 26(3), pages 79-96, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:auv:jijmdp:v:26:y:2013:i:3:p:79-96
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