Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Correlation among perceived stress, emotional intelligence, and burnout of resident doctors in a medical college of West Bengal: A mediation analysis |
| Authors: |
Satabdi Mitra, Aditya Prasad Sarkar, Dibakar Haldar, Asit Baren Saren, Sourav Lo, Gautam Narayan Sarkar |
| Source: |
Indian Journal of Public Health, Vol 62, Iss 1, Pp 27-31 (2018) |
| Publisher Information: |
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018. |
| Publication Year: |
2018 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| Subject Terms: |
Burnout, emotional intelligence, mediation analysis, perceived stress, resident doctors, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| More Details: |
Background: Perceived stress and burnout are by-products of powerless responsibility imposed on resident doctors. Emotional intelligence (EI) works as an adapting and coping tool. Objective: The objective of this study is to find out the role of work-related perceived stress on burnout and influence of EI on it. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from February to April 2016 among 63 resident doctors of different departments of Bankura Sammilani Medical College and Hospital. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire for background characteristics and work-related variables. Cohen perceived stress scale, Trait EI, and Shirom-Melamed burnout questionnaire were applied for measuring perceived stress, EI, and burnout, respectively. Statistical analysis was done with of SPSS version 22.0, and for mediation analysis, Andrew F. Hyne’s SPSS macro was adopted. Nonparametric bootstrapping was done assuming small sample. Results: Out of complete responses, 67%, 22.9%, and 9.8% were from clinical, paraclinical, and preclinical specialties, respectively. Burnout had a significant positive correlation with perceived stress and in negative correlation with EI-well-being and positive correlation with EI-self-control and sociability. Physical fatigue factor of burnout had a significant positive correlation with EI-emotionality. Perceived stress had a negative correlation with EI-well-being. On mediation analysis, assuming EI as a mediator, total, direct, and indirect effects of perceived stress on burnout were significant ( |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
0019-557X |
| Relation: |
http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2018;volume=62;issue=1;spage=27;epage=31;aulast=Mitra; https://doaj.org/toc/0019-557X |
| DOI: |
10.4103/ijph.IJPH_368_16 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/9de2ab1df5e94aadbba9de7174a3d428 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.9de2ab1df5e94aadbba9de7174a3d428 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
