The role of resilience, positive/negative emotions, and character strengths in predicting burnout of military personnel

Background: Military personnel are at high risk for burnout due to exposure to high job stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of character strengths, positive and negative emotions, and resilience in predicting burnout of military personnel in Iran. Materials and methods: A s...

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Main Authors: Seyed Teymur Seyedi Asl, Amir Mohsen Rahnejat, Mohammad Mehdi Elikaee, Mojgan Khademi, Haleh Shahed-HaghGhadam, Arsia Taghva
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Published: Iran Air Force Health Administration 2020-12-01
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Online Access:http://ebnesina.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-752-en.pdf
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author Seyed Teymur Seyedi Asl
Amir Mohsen Rahnejat
Mohammad Mehdi Elikaee
Mojgan Khademi
Haleh Shahed-HaghGhadam
Arsia Taghva
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Amir Mohsen Rahnejat
Mohammad Mehdi Elikaee
Mojgan Khademi
Haleh Shahed-HaghGhadam
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description Background: Military personnel are at high risk for burnout due to exposure to high job stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of character strengths, positive and negative emotions, and resilience in predicting burnout of military personnel in Iran. Materials and methods: A sample of 146 people working in different military and law enforcement forces was selected by available sampling method. They responded to the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), Stress Questionnaire Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RIS), Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS), and Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise regression. Results: The results showed that job burnout had a negative and significant correlation with resiliency, positive emotions, and all subscales of character strengths (p<0.01). On the other hand, the results of stepwise regression analysis showed that three variables of wisdom and knowledge, courage, and positive emotions can significantly predict burnout (AdjR2 = 0.58 and p<0.001). Conclusion: In conclusion, it seems that positive emotions and some aspects of character strengths can predict occupational burnout. Therefore, these variables can be considered in the selection of military personnel and training after their selection in order to reduce the burnout in them.
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spelling doaj-art-736e9b4a69f74e06ac6fb232d19630a92025-08-20T02:47:05ZfasIran Air Force Health Administrationفصلنامه ابن سینا1735-95032645-46532020-12-01224413The role of resilience, positive/negative emotions, and character strengths in predicting burnout of military personnelSeyed Teymur Seyedi Asl0Amir Mohsen Rahnejat1Mohammad Mehdi Elikaee2Mojgan Khademi3Haleh Shahed-HaghGhadam4Arsia Taghva5 Aja University of Medical Sciences Aja University of Medical Sciences Aja University of Medical Sciences Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Varamin Branch Islamic Azad University Aja University of Medical Sciences Background: Military personnel are at high risk for burnout due to exposure to high job stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of character strengths, positive and negative emotions, and resilience in predicting burnout of military personnel in Iran. Materials and methods: A sample of 146 people working in different military and law enforcement forces was selected by available sampling method. They responded to the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI), Stress Questionnaire Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RIS), Values in Action Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS), and Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient, and stepwise regression. Results: The results showed that job burnout had a negative and significant correlation with resiliency, positive emotions, and all subscales of character strengths (p<0.01). On the other hand, the results of stepwise regression analysis showed that three variables of wisdom and knowledge, courage, and positive emotions can significantly predict burnout (AdjR2 = 0.58 and p<0.001). Conclusion: In conclusion, it seems that positive emotions and some aspects of character strengths can predict occupational burnout. Therefore, these variables can be considered in the selection of military personnel and training after their selection in order to reduce the burnout in them.http://ebnesina.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-752-en.pdfburnoutemotionsmilitary personnel
spellingShingle Seyed Teymur Seyedi Asl
Amir Mohsen Rahnejat
Mohammad Mehdi Elikaee
Mojgan Khademi
Haleh Shahed-HaghGhadam
Arsia Taghva
The role of resilience, positive/negative emotions, and character strengths in predicting burnout of military personnel
فصلنامه ابن سینا
burnout
emotions
military personnel
title The role of resilience, positive/negative emotions, and character strengths in predicting burnout of military personnel
title_full The role of resilience, positive/negative emotions, and character strengths in predicting burnout of military personnel
title_fullStr The role of resilience, positive/negative emotions, and character strengths in predicting burnout of military personnel
title_full_unstemmed The role of resilience, positive/negative emotions, and character strengths in predicting burnout of military personnel
title_short The role of resilience, positive/negative emotions, and character strengths in predicting burnout of military personnel
title_sort role of resilience positive negative emotions and character strengths in predicting burnout of military personnel
topic burnout
emotions
military personnel
url http://ebnesina.ajaums.ac.ir/article-1-752-en.pdf
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