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A Path Model for Burnout in Community Mental Health Professionals

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  • Jin-Joo Chang

    (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea)

  • Sung-Hee Shin

    (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul 02447, Korea)

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify a path model to explain burnout in community mental health professionals based on the compassion satisfaction–compassion fatigue (CS-CF) model. A total of 125 mental health professionals, including nurses, social professionals, and psychologists working in mental health welfare centers in various regions across South Korea were surveyed using a structured questionnaire. A path analysis was conducted using SPSS 24.0 and AMOS 24.0. The results showed that compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue are significant predictors of burnout (β = −0.20, p = 0.011; β = 0.40, p < 0.001, respectively). The indirect pathways associated with burnout included occupational stress (β = 0.21, p = 0.021) and experience with aggressive behavior in the workplace (β = 0.33, p = 0.004) through maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation and compassion satisfaction. The total effect of the variables on burnout via compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction explained 62.5% of burnout among mental health professionals. These findings indicate that providing nursing interventions might reduce compassion fatigue and increase compassion satisfaction to reduce burnout. Furthermore, intervention programs that help to reduce the use of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies are necessary to effectively reduce burnout in mental health professionals.

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  • Jin-Joo Chang & Sung-Hee Shin, 2021. "A Path Model for Burnout in Community Mental Health Professionals," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-16, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:18:p:9763-:d:637212
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