Perceived stress latent factors and the burnout subtypes: a structural model in dental students.

Autor: Montero-Marín J; Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, Huesca, Spain; Primary Care Prevention and Health Promotion Research Network (RedIAPP), Zaragoza, Spain., Piva Demarzo MM; Department of Preventive Medicine, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brasil., Stapinski L; School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; Centre for Research Excellence in Mental Health and Sustance Use, University of New South Wales, Sidney, Australia., Gili M; Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), University of Balearic Islands, Mallorca, Spain., García-Campayo J; Miguel Servet University Hospital, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain; Primary Care Prevention and Health Promotion Research Network (RedIAPP), Zaragoza, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: PloS one [PLoS One] 2014 Jun 13; Vol. 9 (6), pp. e99765. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Jun 13 (Print Publication: 2014).
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0099765
Abstrakt: Background: Students of health-professions suffer high levels of stress and burnout. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between perceived stress latent factors ('tenseness' and 'frustration') and the features ('overload', 'lack of development' and 'neglect') of the three burnout subtypes ('frenetic', 'under-challenged' and 'worn-out', respectively), in a sample of Spanish dental students.
Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional design. A sample of Spanish dental students (n = 314) completed the 'Perceived Stress Questionnaire' and the 'Burnout Clinical Subtype Questionnaire Student Survey'. The associations among variables were observed by means of structural equation modelling using the unweighted least squares method from polychoric correlations.
Results: Strong associations among perceived stress factors and the burnout characteristics were observed, although a distinct pattern of relations was observed for each burnout subtype. The 'overload' was moderately and positively associated with both 'tenseness' (0.45), and 'frustration' (0.38) dimensions of perceived stress; the 'lack of development' was positively associated with the 'frustration' dimension (0.72), but negatively associated with 'tenseness' (-0.69); the 'neglect' showed a weaker positive associated with 'frustration' (0.41), and a small negative association with 'tenseness' (-0.20). The model was a very good fit to the data (GFI  =  0.96; RSMR  =  0.07; AGFI = 0.96; NFI = 0.95; RFI = 0.95).
Conclusions: The stress factors of 'frustration' and 'tenseness' seems to be related in a distinct way to the burnout subtypes in Spanish dental students. This finding suggests that intervention programs specifically tailored to these subtypes may be a promising future direction.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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