Burnout and Associated Factors among Administrators/Mid-Managers of the Cooperative Extension Service in the North Central Region. Summary of Research 46.

Autor/inn/en	Clark, Richard Warner; Smith, Keith L.
Institution	Ohio State Univ., Columbus. Dept. of Agricultural Education.
Titel	Burnout and Associated Factors among Administrators/Mid-Managers of the Cooperative Extension Service in the North Central Region. Summary of Research 46.
Quelle	(1987), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Administrator Role; Administrators; Adults; Burnout; Coping; Emotional Response; Extension Education; Job Satisfaction; Morale; Stress Variables + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Burn out (Psychology); Burnout-syndrom; Burnout-Syndrom; Bewältigung; Emotionales Verhalten; Erweitertes Bildungsangebot; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Moral
Abstract	A study was conducted to (1) determine the level of burnout, job satisfaction, personal strain, occupational stress, and personal coping resources of associate directors, assistant directors, and district supervisors of the Cooperative Extension Service in the North Central Region; (2) determine the extent of association between burnout and personal characteristics, job satisfaction, personal strain, occupational stress, and personal coping; and (3) determine if differences in levels of burnout existed among associate directors, assistant directors, and district supervisors. The population for the study consisted of 19 associate directors, 36 assistant directors, and 67 district supervisors in the Cooperative Extension Service located in the North Central Region who answered mailed questionnaires. Some of the findings and conclusions of the study are the following: (1) administrators/mid-managers who experienced higher levels of occupational stress tended to have higher levels of personal strain, whereas those who had high usage of personal coping strategies tended to have lower levels of stress and strain and ultimately less burnout; (2) approximately one-fifth of the administrators/mid-managers experienced high levels of burnout, and district supervisors and assistant directors had approximately the same level of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization; (3) approximately one-third of the associate directors scored high in the depersonalization category of burnout; (4) demographic variables had little relationship to the level of burnout; (5) the majority of administrators were satisfied with their jobs; and (6) the majority of administrators had low levels of occupational stress, although assistant directors had the most role overload. Recommendations were made to conduct workshops for administrators to make them aware of the problem of burnout and to suggest strategies for coping or job restructuring. (KC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC