The Role of Coping Styles in Predicting Job Burnout in Middle Aged by Controlling the Gender Variable



Ranjbaran R¹ ; Aliakbari M¹ ; Javidi N²
Source: IIOAB Journal Published:2016

Abstract

Background and Objective: middle age is defined as a stage of psychological development in the context of life or the transitional period that includes biological, psychological and social changes. Middle-aged people can face with significant adjustment challenges in the workplace. In the discussion of psychological development in middle age, job burnout is a condition in which long-term job stress leads to emotional exhaustion, lack of personal fulfillment and a sense of achievement reduction. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between coping with stress styles and job burnout welfare organization staff. Methods: This study is a descriptive and correlational design. The sample in this study included all 40 to 60 year old employees of Tehran Welfare Organization who were working in the organization during the autumn 2014. For sampling, single-stage cluster sampling was used in such a way that among 17 centers of Tehran Welfare Organization, 5 centers were randomly selected and all personnel selected at these centers participated in the study. Also, to gather research data, Maslesh Job Burnout Inventory and Lazarus & Folkman Coping Styles were used. Results: The results showed that there is a direct significant correlation between coping style and emotion-focused stress [P01/0≥] and there is an inverse significant relationship between coping style and problem-focused stress [P01/0≥] and job burnout among Tehran Welfare Organization staff. Also, both styles of coping style and emotion-focused stress and problem-focused stress are able to predict job burnout. Conclusion: The results of this study consistent with previous research showed that stress coping styles have a significant influence in predicting staffs’ job burnout. © 2016, Institute of Integrative Omics and Applied Biotechnology. All rights reserved.