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PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY-RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
Volume 38, Issue 1, Pages 88-96Publisher
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.38.1.88
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career-sustaining behaviors; gender differences; professional burnout
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What factors relate to levels of burnout experienced by male and female psychologists? Five hundred ninety-five psychologists responded to a survey about professional activities, work demands and resources, career-sustaining behaviors, and burnout. Respondents in solo or group independent practice reported a greater sense of personal accomplishment, more sources of satisfaction, fewer sources of stress, and more control at work than respondents in agency settings. In addition, women in independent practice reported less emotional exhaustion than women in agency settings. In general, women tended to give higher ratings to the importance of career-sustaining behaviors; however, 6 strategies emerged as highly important for all respondents: maintain sense of humor, maintain self-awareness/self-monitoring, maintain balance between personal and professional lives, maintain professional identity/values, engage in hobbies, and spend time with spouse, partner, or family.
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