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Working conditions, burnout and stress symptoms in university professors: validating a structural model of the mediating effect of perceived personal competence.

Authors :
Avargues Navarro ML
Borda Mas M
López Jiménez AM
Source :
The Spanish journal of psychology [Span J Psychol] 2010 May; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 284-96.
Publication Year :
2010

Abstract

The purpose of this study has been to test, with a sample of 193 Professors of the University of Seville, a structural model on the mediating role of personal perceived competence in the appearance of burnout syndrome and stress symptoms under potentially stressful work conditions. The instruments used to evaluate were a socio-demographic and work-related data questionnaire, The Maslach Burnout Inventory (M.B.I.), The Labour Scale of Stress and the Magallanes Stress Scale. The model of strategy implementation and LISREL 8.71 were used. The estimated model was adjusted satisfactorily, ascertaining the mediating effect of perceived competence in the effect exerted by the work conditions studied on the depersonalization and personal fulfillment, as well as in the appearance of stress symptoms. The effect on the emotional exhaustion dimension was not confirmed. The latter also acted on the estimated model as a mediating variable, facilitating the negative impact of stressors on emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1138-7416
Volume :
13
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
The Spanish journal of psychology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
20480697
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1017/s1138741600003863