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[Effect of occupational commitment on job burnout of traditional Chinese medicine doctors]
Lu-rong Liu1, Chang-ji Li, Yun-fang Long
1Department of Occupational Health, West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. liulurong68@163.com
Objective:
To investigate the status of job burnout in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) doctors and explore the effect of occupational commitment on job burnout.
Methods:
A test of occupational commitment and job burnout was carried out in 507 TCM doctors with occupational commitment questionnaire and Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS).
Results:
The age group of < 30 years scored lowest (2.352 +/- 0.660) in personal accomplishment compared with 30 years old group and 40 years old group [(2.136 +/- 0.704) and (2.127 +/- 0.628) respectively] (P < 0.01). The score of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization increased with educational levels. There was significantly negative correlation between job burnout and occupational commitment (P < 0.01). Occupational commitment had significant effect on job burnout (P < 0.01). Occupational trouble commitment was a major predictor for emotional exhaustion (P < 0.01). Professional self-efficacy commitment was a major predictor for depersonalization (P < 0.01). Affective commitment was a major predictor for personal accomplishment (P < 0.01).
Conclusion:
Occupational commitment is a good predictor for job burnout. Improving occupational commitment is an important measure to prevent job burnout.
