Job Burnout and Couple Burnout in Dual-earner Couples in the Sandwiched Generation

Pines, Ayala Malach; Neal, Margaret B.; Hammer, Leslie B.; Icekson, Tamar

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“…The most comprehensive framework for understanding the relationship between meaning in life and burnout is arguably the existential theory, which holds that individuals need to experience their lives as meaningful, significant, and important [23]. Frankl stressed the importance of finding meaning in one's life as the primary motivational force in people's lives [8,24].…”

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Can meaning buffer work pressure? An exploratory study on styles of meaning in life and burnout in firefighters

Krok¹

2016

Arch Psych Psych

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SummaryAim: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between different dimensions of meaning in life (personal meaning, the presence of meaning, a search for meaning) and burnout among firefighters. In addition, the differences in the level of burnout in firefighters were evaluated within the three of meaning in life.Method: Participants were 189 firefighters randomly recruited from 12 fire stations in southern Poland; they participated in the study voluntarily. The age range was 20-50 years (mean 33.04 years, SD = 7.87). The following questionnaires were used: the Personal Meaning Profile, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory.Results: Firefighters with higher levels of personal meaning and presence of meaning reported less emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and more personal accomplishment. Most of the personal meaning dimensions also had significant associations with burnout indicators: individuals with detached style had higher levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization than individuals with presence style and presence and search style. Discussion:Meaning structures are an important salutary factor that enables firefighters to effectively comprehend and interpret their work-related experiences, and thus reduces the likelihood of distress and weariness they experience. Search for meaning has beneficial effects on burnout consequences among firefighters only if it is linked with presence of meaning. Conclusions:Having valuable goals and purpose in life endows individuals with meaningful experiences that form the building blocks of meaning in life that neutralize the processes and effects of burnout. meaning in life/burnout/firefighters/work-related stress

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Can meaning buffer work pressure? An exploratory study on styles of meaning in life and burnout in firefighters

Krok¹

2016

Arch Psych Psych

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“…The most important reason for this selection is that the sufferers of couple burnout are generally women. In the majority of findings obtained from studies conducted on couples experiencing burnout, women were reported to experience higher levels of burnout than men (Çapri & Gökçakan, 2013;Laes & Laes, 2001;Pamuk & Durmuş, 2015;Pines, 1989Pines, , 1996Pines, , 2010Pines et al, 2011). The reason for women's higher burnout levels is considered to be that they begin their marriage with higher expectations than men, and the difficulties and stress that married women endure when trying to cope with their duties as wives and mothers is greater than the stress that men experience when performing their duties as husbands and fathers (Çapri, 2008;Pines, 1989).…”

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“…The review of survey and workshop studies examined within the scope of this study show that women are the ones who mostly suffer from couple burnout (Çapri, 2008;Kafry & Pines, 1980;Laes & Laes, 2001;Pines, 1996Pines, , 2010Pines et al, 2011). Based on this information, the present study was conducted with a study group consisting of married women in order to observe the effects of the Family Training Program (Aile Eğitim Programı, or AEP) on couple burnout more efficiently.…”

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“…In these studies, dyadic adjustment (Çapri & Gökçakan, 2013) and spousal support, dyadic trust, and interpersonal cognitive distortions were found to significantly predict couple burnout (Pamuk & Durmuş, 2015); couple burnout showed a decrease as positive perspectives and communication increased (Kafry & Pines, 1980); and jealousy between partners was related to couple burnout (Pines, 1996). Additionally, factors such as gender, length of time married, number of children, and level of education caused differences in terms of couple burnout (Çapri & Gökçakan, 2012;Pamuk & Durmuş, 2015;Nikoubakht, Karimi, & Bahrami, 2011;Pines, Neal, Hammer, & Icekson, 2011). As mentioned in the studies, variables like dyadic adjustment, trust, and communication are highly related to couple burnout.…”

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The Effect of the Family Training Program on Married Women’s Couple-Burnout Levels

Şirin

Deniz

2016

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This study aims to investigate the effect of Modules 2 and 3 of the Family Communication Section of the The couple-burnout posttest scores for the women who had participated in the program were seen to be lower compared to those who had not taken part in the program. Additionally, the posttest scores for the women in the experimental group were found to be significantly lower than their pretest scores. No significant difference between the pretest and posttest scores of women in the control group was found. The positive effect observed on the experimental group was determined to last for two months (eight weeks).The obtained findings were interpreted in light of the literature, and suggestions have been presented. Keywords Family training program • Couple burnout • Married women • Marriage • Family

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“…In this definition, physical exhaustion is characterized by energy reduction, chronic tiredness, weakness, and a broad variation of physical and psychosomatic complains. While emotional exhaustion includes feelings of helplessness, frustration and deception, mental exhaustion is accompanied by development of negative attitude toward self, job and life [6]. Since couple burnout leads to reduction in love and affection and increase in hostile behaviors, therefore it can cause marital dissatisfaction and undermine the family foundations [7].…”

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The effectiveness of brief solution-focused couple therapy (BSFCT) on reducing couple burnout

Davarniya¹,

Zahrakar²,

Nazari³

2018

J Research Health

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Brief solution-focused therapy is a collaborative and nonpathological approach for therapy emphasizing on finding the solution by the client with the help and collaboration of the therapist. The research was conducted to examine the effectiveness of brief solution-focused couple therapy in reducing couple burnout among women. The present research has been conducted by a semi-experimental method with a pretest-posttest and follow-up with control group design. The population of the present research included all the women who visited three counseling centers of the welfare organization and also mental helpers. After the initial screening, 30 women, whose scores were the highest in couple burnout questionnaire were selected as the study sample, and they were assigned into two experimental and control groups (15 participants per group). The data were gathered by Pines's couple burnout measure. The level of couple burnout was measured for the experimental and control group participants before experimental intervention (brief solution-focused couple therapy). Afterwards, the experimental group received the brief solution-focused couple therapy for 7 sessions of 1.5-hour in groups, but the control group received no intervention. Also, the experimental group participated in a follow-up session approximately 5 weeks after the last therapy session. Results showed that brief solution-focused couple therapy has been able to significantly reduce couple burnout in the posttest stage and in the follow-up stage. Brief solution-focused couple therapy can be used for reducing marital problems among couples.

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Job Burnout and Couple Burnout in Dual-earner Couples in the Sandwiched Generation

Cited by 155 publications

References 59 publications

Can meaning buffer work pressure? An exploratory study on styles of meaning in life and burnout in firefighters

Can meaning buffer work pressure? An exploratory study on styles of meaning in life and burnout in firefighters

The Effect of the Family Training Program on Married Women’s Couple-Burnout Levels

The effectiveness of brief solution-focused couple therapy (BSFCT) on reducing couple burnout

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