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Existential Vacuum and External Locus of Control as Predictors of Burnout among Nurses
Existential vacuum and psychological burnout are becoming increasingly important issues in healthcare professions, especially nursing. This study aimed to investigate the contribution of several demographic factors including gender, work position, experience, and educational level as well as existen...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8608110/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34968331 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11030053 |
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author | Alfuqaha, Othman A. Al-olaimat, Yazan Abdelfattah, Ahmad Sami Jarrar, Rand Jamal Almudallal, Bashar Mazin Abu ajamieh, Zaid Ibrahim |
author_facet | Alfuqaha, Othman A. Al-olaimat, Yazan Abdelfattah, Ahmad Sami Jarrar, Rand Jamal Almudallal, Bashar Mazin Abu ajamieh, Zaid Ibrahim |
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description | Existential vacuum and psychological burnout are becoming increasingly important issues in healthcare professions, especially nursing. This study aimed to investigate the contribution of several demographic factors including gender, work position, experience, and educational level as well as existential vacuum and locus of control (external and internal) in predicting burnout among nurses. A convenience sample of 181 nurses was selected to represent the study sample. Participants were assessed using an existence scale, locus of control scale, and burnout scale. The study showed that 40.3% of nurses had severe existential vacuum. It was found that 93.9% of nurses had experienced a moderate level of burnout. External locus of control was the most common personality trait among participating nurses in this study. It also was found that existential vacuum and external locus of control were the main predictors of psychological burnout among nurses. The findings of our study highlight major problems facing nursing, such as existential vacuum and psychological burnout. It is recommended to enhance nurses’ workplace, provide proper psychological prevention programs, and teach advocacy skills. |
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spelling | pubmed-86081102021-12-28 Existential Vacuum and External Locus of Control as Predictors of Burnout among Nurses Alfuqaha, Othman A. Al-olaimat, Yazan Abdelfattah, Ahmad Sami Jarrar, Rand Jamal Almudallal, Bashar Mazin Abu ajamieh, Zaid Ibrahim Nurs Rep Article Existential vacuum and psychological burnout are becoming increasingly important issues in healthcare professions, especially nursing. This study aimed to investigate the contribution of several demographic factors including gender, work position, experience, and educational level as well as existential vacuum and locus of control (external and internal) in predicting burnout among nurses. A convenience sample of 181 nurses was selected to represent the study sample. Participants were assessed using an existence scale, locus of control scale, and burnout scale. The study showed that 40.3% of nurses had severe existential vacuum. It was found that 93.9% of nurses had experienced a moderate level of burnout. External locus of control was the most common personality trait among participating nurses in this study. It also was found that existential vacuum and external locus of control were the main predictors of psychological burnout among nurses. The findings of our study highlight major problems facing nursing, such as existential vacuum and psychological burnout. It is recommended to enhance nurses’ workplace, provide proper psychological prevention programs, and teach advocacy skills. MDPI 2021-07-16 /pmc/articles/PMC8608110/ /pubmed/34968331 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11030053 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Alfuqaha, Othman A. Al-olaimat, Yazan Abdelfattah, Ahmad Sami Jarrar, Rand Jamal Almudallal, Bashar Mazin Abu ajamieh, Zaid Ibrahim Existential Vacuum and External Locus of Control as Predictors of Burnout among Nurses |
title | Existential Vacuum and External Locus of Control as Predictors of Burnout among Nurses |
title_full | Existential Vacuum and External Locus of Control as Predictors of Burnout among Nurses |
title_fullStr | Existential Vacuum and External Locus of Control as Predictors of Burnout among Nurses |
title_full_unstemmed | Existential Vacuum and External Locus of Control as Predictors of Burnout among Nurses |
title_short | Existential Vacuum and External Locus of Control as Predictors of Burnout among Nurses |
title_sort | existential vacuum and external locus of control as predictors of burnout among nurses |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8608110/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34968331 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11030053 |
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