Abstract

GOMEZ-ACOSTA, Andres et al. Evaluation of The Burnout in Psychologist from Neiva City, Colombia. Psicol. caribe [online]. 2022, vol.39, n.1, e204.  Epub July 17, 2022. ISSN 0123-417X.

The objective of this research was to evaluate the levels of Burnout in a sample of Colombian psychologists, taking into account the scarcity of respective information. For this, 351 psychologists with an average age of 36 years old (60% men & 40% women) were evaluated with the Burnout Inventory of Psychologists - IBP and the Stress Symptomatology Inventory - ISE instruments, following the current ethics considerations, and this information was analyzed information with comparative and correlational statistics. High levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were identified; at the level of stress symptoms, we found low levels both at the level of physical, psychological and social stress, and we found statistically significant differences according to sociodemographic variables, years of work experience and graduation, and type of work contract. Analyses showed that emotional exhaustion and personal realization correlated with the symptoms derived from work stress. These results could conclude that the increase in psychological symptoms could be associated with higher levels of perceived stress and exhaustion, but these in turn, could be mitigated based on the presence of some variables, both sociodemographic and academic and work history.

Keywords : Burnout; psychologists; stress perception.

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