Dr Raquel Velez Oliveira Raquel.VelezOliveira@uwe.ac.uk
Lecturer in Criminology
Dr Raquel Velez Oliveira Raquel.VelezOliveira@uwe.ac.uk
Lecturer in Criminology
Val�ria Schneider
Fernanda Salloume Sampaio Bonaf�
Jo�o Maroco
Juliana Alvares Duarte Bonini Campos
BACKGROUND: In the correctional context, occupational characteristics may contribute to the development of burnout. OBJECTIVE: To compare the scores of Emotional Exhaustion (EE), Cynicism (CY) and Professional Efficacy (PE) of staff members according to occupational variables in two correctional facilities (CF1 and CF2). METHODS: 339 Brazilian employees from two correctional facilities completed a socio-demographic/occupational questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS). The comparison between the scores obtained on each MBI-GS factor, according to variables of interest vs. correctional facilities, was performed using analysis of variance (ANOVA-two way: p < 0.05). RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were observed between the levels of EE, CY and PE between the correctional facilities (p < 0.001); staff from CF2 presented worse levels. Women (p = 0.014) and individuals with a 10-year tenure or higher (p = 0.041) presented higher levels of EE. Lower scores of professional efficacy were found in CF2 staff members with a 10-year tenure or higher (p = 0.018). The prison escort and surveillance agents presented mean values of EE (p = 0.030) and CY (p = 0.008) that were significantly lower than those of the correctional security officers. CONCLUSIONS: The scores of EE, CY and PE of the staff members suffered a significant influence from the correctional facility, gender, professional category and tenure.
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 19, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 27, 2016 |
Publication Date | Sep 27, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Jun 8, 2021 |
Journal | Work |
Print ISSN | 1051-9815 |
Publisher | IOS Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 55 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 215-223 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.3233/wor-162367 |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6700792 |
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