THE RELATIONSHIP OF JOB STRESS/BURNOUT, FAMILY LIFE EVENTS, COPING METHODS, AND SELECTED VARIABLES FOR DEANS IN BACCALAUREATE NURSING PROGRAMS (MASLACH INVENTORY).
Contributors: University of Minnesota.
Published: 1985
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: The problem of the study was to determine whether or not burnout is experienced in higher education by deans and chairpersons of baccalaureate nursing programs. If evident, how is burnout related to selected demographic variables, family life events and changes, and strategies for coping with stress.

The dependent variables included: the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), 22 items; Family Inventory of Life Events (FILE), 7 items; and Coping Strategies, 20 items. The independent variables included 22 items: institutional type, total enrollment, total number of nursing majors, total number of FTE faculty, academic rank, highest degree, years teaching, years in administration, years with present organization, years in current position, months worked per year, hours worked per week, number of persons supervised, number of students advised, sex, age, marital status, having children, how many children, how many children at home, ethnic background, and religious background.

One way analysis of variance and multiple factor analysis of variance were employed to analyze the data collected by self report questionnaires from 280 deans/chairpersons. A statistically significant difference at the .05 level was established. Sixteen hypotheses were tested and findings summarized.

Those variables which showed greatest significance for explaining burnout were age, marital status, number of students advised, number of children, years in teaching, years in administration, years in current position, highest degree, years in present organization, hours worked per week, and religious background.

Those variables which showed least significance for explaining burnout were total college enrollment, total number of full-time faculty, academic rank, months worked per year, number of children and ethnic background.

The mean MBI scores demonstrated that all deans experienced moderate burnout on three of the six MBI subscales while some deans experienced a high level of burnout on all six scales.

The findings also showed there are significant relationships among deans who experience or do not experience burnout, with their level of stress in family life events and changes and the strategies they use to manage their stress. Deans who experience burnout utilize indirect, inactive coping strategies significantly more. Deans who do not experience burnout utilize direct, active coping methods significantly more often.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-10, Section: B, page: 3390.

Thesis (PH.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, 1985.

School code: 0130.