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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Association of burnout syndrome with mental

resilience and quality of life among workers in
the public and private sectors

Nikolaos Plemmenos , Dimitris D. Vlastos , and Paraskevi Theofilou *
1
2,3
1,2
1 Department of Psychology, Scientific College of Greece, Athens, Greece
2 SCG Lab of Experimental and Applied Psychology, Scientific College of Greece, Athens, Greece
3 School of Social Sciences, Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Occupational Stress and Social Epidemiology)

Abstract

The research investigated the association between burnout syndrome and the
variables of mental resilience and quality of life among the workers working in
Greek private and public sectors. Data were collected from 112 study participants
through a survey conducted using a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire
encompassed demographic questions and psychometric tools such as Burnout
Assessment Tool version 2.0, brief resilience scale, and Quality of Life Enjoyment
Academic editor: and Satisfaction Questionnaire, which were used to measure the three variables
Mihajlo Jakovljevic M.D. Ph.D. MAE examined the research. Pearson and Spearman correlation coefficients were used to
*Corresponding author: test the relationship between two quantitative variables. In conclusion, the present
Paraskevi Theofilou study found a negative correlation between burnout and the variables of mental
(pardrothe@gmail.com)
resilience and quality of life.
Citation: Plemmenos, N.,
Vlastos, D.D., & Theofilou, P. 2023,
Association of burnout syndrome Keywords: Burnout syndrome; Mental resilience; Quality of life; Public and private sectors
with mental resilience and quality of
life among workers in the public and
private sectors. Global Health Econ
Sustain, 1(2): 1751.
https://doi.org/10.36922/ghes.1751 1. Introduction
Received: September 3, 2023 Mental health issues emanating from work and financial pressure are now a growing
Accepted: October 8, 2023 concern among the working professionals (Theofilou et al., 2021a; 2021b, Theofilou
et al., 2022a; 2022b). The increasing living cost superimposed on a person’s already
Published Online: November 7,
2023 unhealthy financial problems can bring about a feeling of depression, uncertainty and
fear, disorganization, isolation, and anxiety about the job market, which catapulted the
Copyright: © 2023 Author(s).
This is an Open-Access article mentally affected individual into a vicious cycle of mental and professional burnout.
distributed under the terms of the In Greece, the actual working style defeats the idealized stereotypes of working in the
Creative Commons Attribution public and private sectors, and the remunerations for the same role or position are not
License, permitting distribution,
and reproduction in any medium, equivalent for individuals working in the public and private sectors. On the contrary,
provided the original work is the insecurity and the feeling of uncertainty that epitomize the mentality of private
properly cited. sector employees, along with the long working hours and work intensity, raise concerns
Publisher’s Note: AccScience regarding the potential rise of burnout cases. The term “burnout” was first coined by
Publishing remains neutral with Herbert Freudenberger in 1970 to describe the gradual emotional exhaustion and loss
regard to jurisdictional claims in
published maps and institutional of motivation in volunteers at St. Mark’s Free Clinic in the East Village of New York
affiliations. (Schaufeli et al., 2009).

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