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Christina Maslach (born January 21, 1946) [1] is an American social psychologist and professor emerita of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, [2] known for her research on occupational burnout. [3] She is a co-author of the Maslach Burnout Inventory [4] and Areas of Worklife Survey. [5]
A study of short haul truckers found that high levels of job stress were related to increased risk of occupational injury. [42] Research conducted in Japan showed a more than two-fold increase in the risk of stroke among men with job strain (combination of high job demand and low job control). [43]
Some research indicates that burnout is associated with reduced job performance, [164] coronary heart disease, [96] and mental health problems. [165] Examples of emotional symptoms of occupational burnout include a lack of interest in the work being done, a decrease in work performance levels, feelings of helplessness, and trouble sleeping. [166]
Women pursuing “lazy girl jobs”—one with minimal stress and decent pay—are anything but lazy. Rather than shirking hard work, new research has found that they are actually just trying to ...
Research suggests that the hallmarks of burnout are emotional exhaustion, feeling cynical, and feeling diminished personal accomplishments. Maskot - Getty Images
The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) is a psychological assessment instrument comprising 22 symptom items pertaining to occupational burnout. [1] The original form of the MBI was developed by Christina Maslach and Susan E. Jackson with the goal of assessing an individual's experience of burnout. [ 2 ]
Occupational health psychology (OHP) is an interdisciplinary area of psychology that is concerned with the health and safety of workers. [1] [2] [3] OHP addresses a number of major topic areas including the impact of occupational stressors on physical and mental health, the impact of involuntary unemployment on physical and mental health, work-family balance, workplace violence and other forms ...
According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, doctors who spent 20 percent of their time on work that felt personally meaningful were about half as likely to ...