[en] The Burnout Syndrome can be the consequence from chronic stress, and specifically refers to wearing oneself out in a work environment.?This concept has been used when a person feels exhausted by its profession or occupation. It?s a problem that has reached such magnitude that attracted the attention of behavioral scientists, who have identified the typical symptoms of this condition: sleeping difficulties, somatic disturbances (weight loss, headaches, gastric and intestinal disturbances, chronic fatigue, and depression, among others). The purpose of this work has been to study the degree of burnout within a sample of 881 Latin-American Catholic priests, in Mexico, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. For its evaluation, the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), designed by Maslach and Jackson (1981), was used. The factorial structure proposed by Maslach and Jackson at the MBI was found to be valid to assess the burnout syndrome in the sample of Latin-American Catholic priests, including each one of its three subscales: Emotional Exhaustion, Depersonalization and Personal Achievement. This study has also taken into account the variable of Perceived Emotional Intelligence, finding a statistically significant relation between this variable and the burnout syndrome. Thus, priests with healthy or medium levels regarding burnout syndrome, are the ones with better capacities for ?emotional clarity? and ?emotional repairing? in the Treat Meta Mood Scale (TMMS-24), which measures Perceived Emotional Intelligence. Meanwhile, there is an inverse relation between both tests, when it comes to the ?emotional attention? scale in the TMMS-24. Finally, the main purpose of this work consisted in setting a base for the necessity, shown by people engaged in priesthood ministry, to achieve a greater quality of life through a better self knowledge and self care, within the context of their social and ecclesial needs. Furthermore, this research study intended to favor the development of an appropriate lifestyle for priests, in order for them to more satisfactorily face the chances of burnout by the strengthening of abilities and competences related to Emotional Intelligence. This would be reflected in a better quality of service offered by priests to society, as well as in the experience of an enriched personal life on their part. Also, the recommendations in this study point out to the urgency of establishing new strategies for a better pastoral care of priests, within the church?s assistance field.

[es] Burnout es una palabra en ingl?s que significa ?Quemado? o ?Desgastado?. Este concepto se ha utilizado cuando una persona se siente agotada de su profesi?n u ocupaci?n. Es un problema que alcanza tales magnitudes, que ha atra?do la atenci?n de los cient?ficos de la conducta humana, quienes han identificado s?ntomas t?picos de esta condici?n: dificultad para dormir, malestares som?ticos (p?rdida de peso, dolores de cabeza, perturbaciones gastrointestinales, fatiga cr?nica, depresi?n, entre otros). El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido estudiar el grado de burnout en una muestra de 881 sacerdotes cat?licos latinoamericanos en M?xico, Costa Rica y Puerto Rico. Para su evaluaci?n se utiliz? el Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), de Maslach y Jackson (1981). Se encontr? que la estructura factorial propuesta por Maslach y Jackson, en el MBI, es v?lida para abordar el s?ndrome de burnout en la muestra de sacerdotes cat?licos latinoamericanos, con sus tres subescalas involucradas: Agotamiento Emocional, Despersonalizaci?n y Realizaci?n Personal. En esta investigaci?n se ha tomado en cuenta la variable de la Inteligencia Emocional Percibida, encontr?ndose una relaci?n estad?sticamente significativa entre ?sta y el s?ndrome de burnout. As?, los sacerdotes con niveles sanos o intermedios en cuanto al s?ndrome de desgaste son los que presentan mejores capacidades de ?claridad emocional? y de ?reparaci?n emocional? en el Test de Inteligencia Emocional TMMS-24, mientras que se da una relaci?n inversa entre ambas pruebas en cuanto a la escala de ?atenci?n emocional? del TMMS-24. El prop?sito de este trabajo ha consistido, por tanto, en fundamentar la necesidad que tienen las personas dedicadas al ministerio sacerdotal de una mayor calidad de vida, por medio de un mejor autoconocimiento y autocuidado, dentro del contexto de sus realidades sociales y eclesiales. Adem?s, se ha pretendido favorecer el desarrollo de un estilo de vida apropiado para enfrentar, de formas m?s satisfactorias, las probabilidades de ?desgaste?, mediante el fortalecimiento de las habilidades y competencias relacionadas con la inteligencia emocional. Lo anterior redundar?a en un mejor servicio, por parte de ellos, hacia la sociedad, y en un enriquecimiento de su vida personal. Asimismo, las recomendaciones de este estudio apuntan hacia la urgencia de plantear nuevas estrategias para una mejor pastoral del cuidado de lossacerdotes en el ?mbito eclesial.