Evaluation of the effectiveness of psychological capital intervention of Luthans on job burnout in the experts working in Iran Khodro Diesel Company
Background: Psychological capital intervention of Luthans (PCI) is a training program whose effectiveness on decreasing some work-related problems has been confirmed. Therefore, it could be possible to reduce job burnout which is considered of work-related side effects, with devastating effects on i...
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| author | A Alipour M Saffari nia GR Sarami Forushani AM Agha Alikhani N Akhundi |
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| description | Background: Psychological capital intervention of Luthans (PCI) is a training program whose effectiveness on decreasing some work-related problems has been confirmed. Therefore, it could be possible to reduce job burnout which is considered of work-related side effects, with devastating effects on individual and organization. The aim of present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Luthans intervention program on job burnout.
Methods: The study used a semi-experimental design with pretest and posttest. Statistical population was 650 experts working in Iran Khodro Diesel company. Among them 60 people were selected by random sampling method and divided into two groups of 30 people. Maslach job burnout questionnaire was used as assessment tool. After the implementation of the questionnaire, Luthans intervention program was applied to experimental group after each participant was tested again using questionnaire. Data was analyzed by SPSS software and independent T-test.
Results: According to the results, burnout pretest scores show a small difference in both groups (2.87; 2.9). But considering job burnout (2.12) and subscales of emotional exhaustion (1.34) and depersonalization (0.72) the average score has decreased significantly in experimental group post test (p<0.01). There was no significant difference in personal accomplishment (p=0.466), but as questionnaire indicates, the scores of experimental group has changed from moderate to high levels of accomplishment.
Conclusion: Given the findings, it can be concluded that Luthans intervention program is effective in reducing job burnout, especially subscales of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Therefore, it could be an appropriate strategy to reduce job burnout. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3bce12c02ea04f78956a22c1dab5053a2025-08-25T05:52:47ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical Scienceطب کار2251-71892251-82742013-11-01533041Evaluation of the effectiveness of psychological capital intervention of Luthans on job burnout in the experts working in Iran Khodro Diesel CompanyA Alipour0M Saffari nia1GR Sarami Forushani2AM Agha Alikhani3N Akhundi4 1. Department of psychology, Payame Noor University,Tehran 1. Department of psychology, Payame Noor University,Tehran 2. Department of of psychology and educational sciences, Kharazmi University 3. Head of Training and Development Office of Iran Khodro Diesel Co 1. Department of psychology, Payame Noor University,Tehran Background: Psychological capital intervention of Luthans (PCI) is a training program whose effectiveness on decreasing some work-related problems has been confirmed. Therefore, it could be possible to reduce job burnout which is considered of work-related side effects, with devastating effects on individual and organization. The aim of present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Luthans intervention program on job burnout. Methods: The study used a semi-experimental design with pretest and posttest. Statistical population was 650 experts working in Iran Khodro Diesel company. Among them 60 people were selected by random sampling method and divided into two groups of 30 people. Maslach job burnout questionnaire was used as assessment tool. After the implementation of the questionnaire, Luthans intervention program was applied to experimental group after each participant was tested again using questionnaire. Data was analyzed by SPSS software and independent T-test. Results: According to the results, burnout pretest scores show a small difference in both groups (2.87; 2.9). But considering job burnout (2.12) and subscales of emotional exhaustion (1.34) and depersonalization (0.72) the average score has decreased significantly in experimental group post test (p<0.01). There was no significant difference in personal accomplishment (p=0.466), but as questionnaire indicates, the scores of experimental group has changed from moderate to high levels of accomplishment. Conclusion: Given the findings, it can be concluded that Luthans intervention program is effective in reducing job burnout, especially subscales of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Therefore, it could be an appropriate strategy to reduce job burnout.http://tkj.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-375-en.pdfpsychological capital intervention of luthans (pci)job burnoutpsychological capital |
| spellingShingle | A Alipour M Saffari nia GR Sarami Forushani AM Agha Alikhani N Akhundi Evaluation of the effectiveness of psychological capital intervention of Luthans on job burnout in the experts working in Iran Khodro Diesel Company طب کار psychological capital intervention of luthans (pci) job burnout psychological capital |
| title | Evaluation of the effectiveness of psychological capital intervention of Luthans on job burnout in the experts working in Iran Khodro Diesel Company |
| title_full | Evaluation of the effectiveness of psychological capital intervention of Luthans on job burnout in the experts working in Iran Khodro Diesel Company |
| title_fullStr | Evaluation of the effectiveness of psychological capital intervention of Luthans on job burnout in the experts working in Iran Khodro Diesel Company |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of the effectiveness of psychological capital intervention of Luthans on job burnout in the experts working in Iran Khodro Diesel Company |
| title_short | Evaluation of the effectiveness of psychological capital intervention of Luthans on job burnout in the experts working in Iran Khodro Diesel Company |
| title_sort | evaluation of the effectiveness of psychological capital intervention of luthans on job burnout in the experts working in iran khodro diesel company |
| topic | psychological capital intervention of luthans (pci) job burnout psychological capital |
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