Abstract :
Background: This research aimed to investigate the relationship between the components of job burnout and psychological health of general practitioners working in the hospitals of Jundishapur University. Accordingly, a sample of 196 (F: 81, M: 115) was randomly selected.
Material and methods: The research tools included Maslach burnout inventory and the 28-item General Health Questionnaire. The results indicated that components of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and job burnout are negatively correlated with psychological health. Moreover, the components of personal accomplishment were positively correlated with psychological health.
Results: The results of multiple regression analysis indicated that the components of job burnout explained 54% of the variance of the criterion variable. Furthermore, emotional exhaustion and personal accomplishment determined the highest and lowest degree in explaining the variance of psychological health, respectively.
Conclusion: It can be concluded that general practitioners who experience a higher level of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization showed less psychological health, that is to say the lack of mental energy and cynical attitude decreases their perceived health and well-being. On the contrary, general practitioners with feelings of competence and high sense of achievement in their work with other people develop a positive feeling and an optimistic mood.
