How Gratitude Relates to Burnout and Job Satisfaction in Mental Health Professionals

How Gratitude Relates to Burnout and Job Satisfaction in Mental Health Professionals

This study investigated how gratitude relates to burnout and job satisfaction in mental health professionals. Sixty-five mental health professionals (counselors, case managers, clinical administrators/supervisors, employment/housing specialists, social workers, psychologists) completed questionnaire...

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Published in:Journal of Mental Health Counseling Vol. 34; no. 4; pp. 341 - 354
Main Authors: Lanham, Michelle E, Rye, Mark S, Weill, Liza S. Rimsky Sydney R
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Alexandria American Mental Health Counselors Association 01-10-2012
Subjects:
Book publishing
Burnout
Coping
Emotions
Employment Experience
Followup Studies
Group Homes
Health Personnel
Job Satisfaction
Life Satisfaction
Medical personnel
Mental health
Mental Health Workers
Meta Analysis
Positive Attitudes
Prosocial Behavior
Researchers
Resistance (Psychology)
School Counselors
Secondary School Teachers
Social Responsibility
Social Work
Social workers
Stress
Student Personnel Workers
Studies
Supervision
Surveys
United Kingdom
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Summary:This study investigated how gratitude relates to burnout and job satisfaction in mental health professionals. Sixty-five mental health professionals (counselors, case managers, clinical administrators/supervisors, employment/housing specialists, social workers, psychologists) completed questionnaires assessing demographics, job context variables, hope, gratitude, burnout, and job satisfaction. Consistent with hypotheses, workplace-specific gratitude predicted emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and job satisfaction after controlling for demographic/job contextual variables, hope, and dispositional gratitude. In addition, dispositional gratitude predicted personal accomplishment after controlling for demographic/job contextual variables but not after controlling for hope. Implications for counselors and suggestions for future research are discussed.
ISSN:1040-2861
2163-5749
DOI:10.17744/mehc.34.4.w35q80w11kgpqn26