Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
7 p.
Publication Date
6-2014
Publisher
Elsevier
Source Publication
Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
Source ISSN
0883-9417
Original Item ID
doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2014.01.002
Abstract
It is important to consider ways in which nurses can be protected from experiencing the effects of burnout. This study examined the relationships between leadership style of psychiatric nurse supervisors, work role autonomy, and psychological distress in relation to psychiatric nurse burnout. Eighty-nine psychiatric nurses from Montana and New York hospitals completed an online survey that assessed their work-related experiences. Overall, results of this study indicate that the participants were experiencing high levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization when compared to a normative sample of mental health workers. Results also showed that leadership style and work role autonomy are likely to be environmental factors that protect against burnout in nurses. Finally, it was shown that the relationship between depressive symptoms and the burnout component of personal accomplishment may be influenced by nurses’ perceptions of the leadership style in their work environment. These findings are important because nurse supervisor leadership styles and amount of autonomy are characteristics of the work environment that may be amenable to change through training and intervention.
Recommended Citation
Madathil, Renee; Heck, Nicholas C.; and Schuldberg, David, "Burnout in Psychiatric Nursing: Examining the Interplay of Autonomy, Leadership Style, and Depressive Symptoms" (2014). Psychology Faculty Research and Publications. 147.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/psych_fac/147
Comments
Accepted version. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, Vol. 28, No. 3 (June 2014): 160-166. DOI. © 2014 Elsevier. Used with permission.
Nicholas C. Heck was affiliated with The University of Montana at the time of publication.