Relationship between environmental factors and burnout of psychotherapists: Meta‐analytic approach.

The present study aims to extend the scope of understanding on the relationships between environmental factors and burnout symptoms by targeting and including more extensive occupational demanding variables related to therapist burnout. The present study includes not only common occupational stresso...

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Publicado en:Counselling & Psychotherapy Research Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 164 - 173
Autores principales: Lee, Mi Kyoung, Kim, Eunjoo, Paik, In Shil, Chung, Jihyun, Lee, Sang Min
Formato: meta analysis research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Mar2020
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Sumario:The present study aims to extend the scope of understanding on the relationships between environmental factors and burnout symptoms by targeting and including more extensive occupational demanding variables related to therapist burnout. The present study includes not only common occupational stressors (e.g., working hours, role overload and role conflict) but also variables reflecting the quality of relationship with clients (e.g., case load and negative clientele) that have not been dealt with before in meta‐analytic studies. A meta‐analysis was conducted on 27 original studies published from the year 2006 to 2018. The findings showed that, among environmental factors, role overload had the most significant positive correlations with exhaustion. In addition, negative clientele had the most significant positive correlations with depersonalisation and reduced accomplishment. Furthermore, caseload and low income had relatively weak relations with therapist burnout. Based on these results, implications and limitations of the study are discussed.