Relationship of Burnout With Personality, Alexithymia, and Coping Behaviors Among Physicians in a Semiurban and Rural Area in Turkey

Taycan, Okan; Taycan, Serap Erdoğan; Çelik, Cihat

doi:10.1080/19338244.2013.763758

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“…This study finding was consistent with findings of previous studies (Tominaga et al, 2014, Taycan, Taycan, & Celik, 2014 A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t et al, 2008) and suggested that alexithymia during fertility treatment was associated with maladaptive coping strategies.…”

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Alexithymia and fertility-related stress

Gourounti

Anagnostopoulos

Griva³

et al. 2015

Women & Health

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The investigation of the relationship between alexithymia, the inability to identify and describe feelings and the absence of fantasies, and fertility-related distress is a relatively neglected area of research. The aims of this study were to examine: (1) the prevalence of alexithymia in a sample of infertile women, and (2) the association between alexithymia, coping strategies, and fertility-related stress. This study included 160 infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization in a public fertility clinic from September of 2013 to December of 2013. Self-report instruments were used to measure alexithymia (Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20), coping (COPE), and fertility-related stress (Fertility Problem Inventory). Bivariate and multiple linear regression were used. A high alexithymia score was positively associated with age, infertility duration, and low educational and economic level. Multivariate analyses showed that, controlling for demographic factors, high avoidance coping, low problem-appraisal coping, and high alexithymia were positively associated with fertility-related stress (β = 0.309, p < .001, β = -0.203, p = .006, β = 0.151, p = .050, respectively). Results of this study indicated that alexithymia during fertility treatment was associated with maladaptive coping strategies and psychological stress. In addition, the association between alexithymia and duration of infertility may be interpreted as secondary alexithymia acts as a coping strategy in infertile women.

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Alexithymia and fertility-related stress

Gourounti

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Griva³

et al. 2015

Women & Health

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“…Due to the demands of medical education, including work overload, frequent examinations, and a competitive environment, medical students confront an array of intense emotions and are at high risk of developing mental disorders such as anxiety [15], depression [16], and burnout [17]. Alexithymia is a risk factor that increases vulnerability to these same disorders [18–21]. Thus, the level of alexithymia among medical students is of great concern and signals the necessity for a higher level of focus on this problem.…”

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Influencing factors of alexithymia in Chinese medical students: a cross-sectional study

2017

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BackgroundA much higher prevalence of alexithymia has been reported in medical students compared with the general population, and alexithymia is a risk factor that increases vulnerability to mental disorders. Our aim was to evaluate the level of alexithymia in Chinese medical students and to explore its influencing factors.MethodsA cross-sectional study of 1,950 medical students at Shenyang Medical College was conducted in May 2014 to evaluate alexithymia in medical students using the Chinese version of the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20). The reliability of the questionnaire was assessed by Cronbach’s α coefficient and mean inter-item correlations. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to evaluate construct validity. The relationships between alexithymia and influencing factors were examined using Student’s t-test, analysis of variance, and multiple linear regression analysis. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 21.0.ResultsOf the 1,950 medical students, 1,886 (96.7%) completed questionnaires. Overall, Cronbach’s α coefficient of the TAS-20 questionnaire was 0.868. The results of CFA showed that the original three-factor structure produced an acceptable fit to the data. By univariate analysis, gender, grade (academic year of study), smoking behavior, alcohol use, physical activity, history of living with parents during childhood, and childhood trauma were influencing factors of TAS-20 scores (p < 0.05). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that gender, physical activity, grade, living with parents, and childhood trauma also had statistically significant association with total TAS-20 score (p < 0.05).ConclusionsGender, physical activity, grade, history of living with parents during childhood, and childhood trauma were all factors determining the level of alexithymia. To prevent alexithymia, it will be advisable to promote adequate physical activity and pay greater attention to male medical students and those who are in the final year of training.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12909-017-0901-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…In some studies, individual factors such as age, gender, education level, marital status, time span in the profession and seniority or psychological factors such as personality traits, and coping mechanisms have been reported as responsible factors (3,4), whereas in some others; organizational factors such as the workload, reward, control, sense of belonging and fairness are implied as responsible factors (5,6).…”

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Burnout syndrome among physicians: the role of socio-demographic characteristics

Ozkula¹,

Durukan²

2017

Dusunen Adam

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Burnout syndrome among physicians: the role of socio-demographic characteristicsObjective: Burnout is a syndrome that occurs in occupational groups, which are in close relation with people and includes dimensions of; emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low sense of personal accomplishment. The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and burnout syndrome in academic personel working at a hospital of Faculty of Medicine. Method: 258 physicians working at Baskent University Ankara Hospital have been included in the present study voluntarily, between January -April 2014 and they have been administered Socio-Demographic Data Form and Maslach Burnout Inventory. Results: Age, academic title, time span in the profession and at the institution, the number of patients daily examined, administrative tasks, receiving research supports, the number of lectures given were related to all dimensions of burnout: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. Personnel assignment, the number of monthly shifts, daily duration of work were related to emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Specialty preferences and intention to continue on the profession were associated with emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment. Personnel assignment criteria and time reserved for academic study were related to only emotional exhaustion whereas accessibility to scientific literature was linked to personal accomplishment. Conclusion: Older age, having an academic title, longer time span in the profession and at the institution, concidering the long term consequences of specialty selection are all individual factors that can be related to burnout syndrome. Developing health policies for an optimal organization of daily work duration, number of patients daily examined and personnel assignment criteria could prevent burnout. Also developing organizational climate to create time for academic study, supporting researches, increasing accessibility to scientific literature and optimization of education seminars in academic physicians could protect them from burnout syndrome. Prospective studies modeling individual and organizational risk factors for burnout on academic physicians will help to further illuminate the measures to protect physicians from burnout syndrome and also contribute to the enhancement of treatment service quality and foster the contribution to academic arena. Keywords: Academician, physician, risk factors, burnout ÖZET Hekimlerde tükenmişlik sendromu: Sosyodemografik özelliklerin rolüAmaç: Tükenmişlik; duygusal tükenme, duyarsızlaşma ve düşük kişisel başarı hissi boyutlarını içeren, işi gereği insanlarla yoğun bir ilişki içerisinde olan meslek gruplarında görülen bir sendromdur. Çalışmamızda, bir tıp fakültesi hastanesinde görev yapan öğretim üyeleri ve araştırma görevlilerindeki tükenmişlik sendromunun sosyodemografik özelliklerle ilişkisinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem: Ocak-Nisan 2014 tarihleri arasında, Başkent ...

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Relationship of Burnout With Personality, Alexithymia, and Coping Behaviors Among Physicians in a Semiurban and Rural Area in Turkey

Cited by 26 publications

References 31 publications

Alexithymia and fertility-related stress

Alexithymia and fertility-related stress

Influencing factors of alexithymia in Chinese medical students: a cross-sectional study

Burnout syndrome among physicians: the role of socio-demographic characteristics

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