University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
J Health Psychol. 2019 Sep;24(11):1574-1580. doi: 10.1177/1359105317740415. Epub 2017 Nov 15.
Burnout has been commonly regarded as a job-induced syndrome. In this 468-participant study (67% female; mean age: 46.48), we examined the extent to which individuals with burnout and depressive symptoms attribute these symptoms to their job. Fewer than half (44%) of the individuals with burnout symptoms viewed their job as the main cause of these symptoms. The proportion of participants ascribing their depressive symptoms to work was similar (39%). Results from correlation and cluster analyses were indicative of burnout-depression overlap. Our findings suggest that burnout may not be a specifically job-induced syndrome and further question the validity of the burnout construct.
burnout 通常被认为是一种与工作相关的综合征。在这项有 468 名参与者的研究中（67%为女性；平均年龄：46.48 岁），我们研究了患有 burnout 和抑郁症状的个体将这些症状归因于工作的程度。不到一半（44%）的 burnout 症状患者认为他们的工作是这些症状的主要原因。将抑郁症状归因于工作的参与者比例相似（39%）。相关性和聚类分析的结果表明 burnout 和抑郁症状存在重叠。我们的研究结果表明，burnout 可能不是一种特定的由工作引起的综合征，并进一步质疑 burnout 这一概念的有效性。
