THE EFFECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL ON BURNOUT: AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of psychological capital on burnout which emerge as a result of employees' emotional resources exhaustion and indicates depersonalization and feelings of inefficacy. The data were gathered from 215 teachers via Maslach Burnout Inventory and Psychological Capital Questionnaire. The structural equation modeling was used for analyzing the data. The results showed that optimism factor of Pyscap has a negative effect on feelings of inefficacy and resilience factor of Pyscap has a negative effect on depersonalization dimension of burnout. All study findings were discussed in the context of the related literature.

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Metin Ocak, Murat Guler

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  • EP ID EP331110
  • DOI 10.18070/erciyesiibd.323907
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Metin Ocak, Murat Guler (2017). THE EFFECTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CAPITAL ON BURNOUT: AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH. Erciyes Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 49(1), 117-134. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-331110