Faculty of Psychology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Stress Health. 2023 Oct;39(4):854-870. doi: 10.1002/smi.3230. Epub 2023 Feb 7.
The main goal of this study was to investigate the trajectories of the changes in burnout and subjective well-being (SWB) among psychotherapists in relation to social support, self-efficacy, sociodemographic, and work-related factors, with additional control for the subjectively experienced Covid-19 related distress. This study was carried out over a 1-year period during the critical time of the Covid-19 pandemic. We reached 226 Polish psychotherapists, of which 207 psychotherapists (91.6%) participated in all three measurements. The participants completed the following measurements: the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Service Survey, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and a questionnaire regarding sociodemographic, work-related factors and Covid-19 related distress. Several trajectories were observed for both burnout and SWB, which were differently associated with the level of social support, self-efficacy, and sociodemographic and work-related factors. We did not find a significant relationship between Covid-19 related distress and the inclusion of either burnout or SWB trajectories. This study calls for greater interest in the psychological health of psychotherapists. More specifically, our findings may entail some implications for the practice of psychotherapy by creating customized intervention programs to reduce burnout and enhance well-being in this specific occupation.
本研究的主要目的是调查在新冠疫情这一关键时期，与社会支持、自我效能、人口统计学和工作相关因素相关的，心理治疗师的倦怠和主观幸福感（SWB）变化轨迹，同时控制主观经历的新冠相关困扰。本研究在一年内进行，共涉及 226 名波兰心理治疗师，其中 207 名治疗师（91.6%）参加了所有三次测量。参与者完成了以下测量：马氏倦怠量表-人力服务调查、生活满意度量表、一般自我效能感量表、多维感知社会支持量表，以及一份关于人口统计学、工作相关因素和新冠相关困扰的问卷。倦怠和 SWB 都观察到了几种轨迹，这些轨迹与社会支持、自我效能、人口统计学和工作相关因素的水平有不同的关联。我们没有发现新冠相关困扰与倦怠或 SWB 轨迹的纳入之间存在显著关系。本研究呼吁更多关注心理治疗师的心理健康。更具体地说，我们的发现可能对心理治疗实践产生一些影响，通过创建定制的干预计划，减少这种特定职业的倦怠并提高幸福感。
