Authors
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PhD student of Psychology, Young researchers and Elite Club, Isfahan(Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
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M.A of Job Counseling, Dept. of Psychology, Isfahan university, Isfahan, Iran.
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M.A of General Psychology, Young researchers and Elite Club, Isfahan(Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
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M.A of General Psychology, Young researchers and Elite Club, Isfahan(Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
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PhD student of Psychology, Dept. of Psychology, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: Caring for the physically, mentally and multiple retarded people can affect the caregivers’ physical and mental health. The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between hardiness as well as resiliency and burnout aspects in physically, mentally and multiple caregivers in the Behzisity welfare organization of Isfahan.
Material and method: this was a descriptive, cross-sectional study. The statistical population of the study included 54 physically, mentally and multiple caregivers at the Behzisity welfare organization of Isfahan in 2015, all of whom were selected to take part in the research through census method. The data collection instrument included Kobasa’s hardiness questionnaire, Conner and Davidson’s resiliency questionnaire and Meslesh and Jackson’s burnout questionnaire. Pearson correlation coefficient method was used to statically analyze was a significant relationship between the component of affective tiredness (r= - 0.49, p<0.001), the component of control and affective tiredness (r=-0.40, p<0.001) and personal performance (r=0.55, p<0.001), the component of challenge and affective tiredness (r=-0.40, p<0.001) and depersonalization (r=-0.30, p<0.001). On the other hand, the variable of resiliency has a significant relationship with the variable of affective tiredness (r=-0.47, p<0.001) and personal performance (r=0.31, p<0.05).
Conclusion: Considering the significant relationship between hardiness as well as resiliency and burnout, it is suggested that the managers of the welfare organization to attend more to the caregivers’ components of resiliency and hardiness in order to experience less burnout.
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