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Work Stress and Professional Quality of Life in Disability Support Workers: The Mediating Role of Psychological Flexibility
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Melissa A. Holding; Lynne Parkinson; Davina Taylor – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2024
Background: This study aimed to explore perceived work stress and its association with burnout, compassion fatigue, and compassion satisfaction and the mediating effect of psychological flexibility on these relationships. Method: Two hundred and fifty-one disability support workers across Australia reported on work stress, psychological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Work Environment, Stress Variables, Quality of Working Life
Experiences of University Employees of the Impact of a Mindful Self-Care and Resiliency Program on Their Well-Being
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Hegney, Desley; Tsai, Lily; Craigie, Mark; Crawford, Christopher; Jay, Sarah; Rees, Clare – Higher Education Research and Development, 2021
University employees experience high levels of workplace stress, with the perception that it is increasing, due to less autonomy, increased student numbers, excessive administrative work and role ambiguity. This study is part of a larger evaluation of the effectiveness of a Mindfulness, Self-Care and Resiliency (MSCR) program to improve the…
Descriptors: Universities, College Faculty, Employee Attitudes, Program Effectiveness
Coping with Stress in the Australian Job Network: Gender Differences
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Patton, Wendy; Goddard, Richard – Journal of Employment Counseling, 2006
The authors attempted to identify (a) the coping strategies used by employment service case managers in Queensland, Australia, and (b) the strategies that could be beneficial in reducing the relatively high burnout levels that have been observed in this population. Significant gender differences in coping styles were found, and an association…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Services, Coping, Gender Differences
The Measurement of Work Engagement with a Short Questionnaire: A Cross-National Study
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Schaufeli, Wilmar B.; Bakker, Arnold B.; Salanova, Marisa – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2006
This article reports on the development of a short questionnaire to measure work engagement--a positive work-related state of fulfillment that is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption. Data were collected in 10 different countries (N = 14,521), and results indicated that the original 17-item Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) can be…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Burnout, Test Validity, Test Reliability
Factors Associated with Burnout in Workers in Residential Facilities for People with an Intellectual Disability.
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Shaddock, A. J.; Hill, M.; van Limbeek, C. A. H. – Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 1998
A study of 173 Australian residential workers found significant associations between burnout and some demographic variables such as practice of religion and with time and effort expended on the job. Low burnout scores were associated with some features of the work situation such as job satisfaction and with relationship status. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Burnout, Coping, Disabilities, Employee Attitudes
Beating Burnout: A Multi-Dimensional Perspective.
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Lambert, Beverley – AECA Resource Book Series, 1994
A number of environmental influences--social, cultural, political, economic, and personal--work against the development of sustained professional practice and a professional self-image in qualified staff in early child care centersin Australia. These influences derive from the low professional status of child care workers, the physical and…
Descriptors: Burnout, Change Strategies, Child Caregivers, Day Care Centers