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Rev Elec Psic Izt 2018; 21 (4)

Latent variables that explain sense of humor and burnout syndrome: a pilot empirical study in teachers and administrative personnel of a highschool institution

Mirón MG, García SA, Ramos HJJ

Language: Spanish
References: 23
Page: 1662-1687
PDF size: 245.32 Kb.


ABSTRACT

The aim of this pilot study is to identify which variables explain Sense of Humor and Burnout Syndrome in teachers and administrative personnel of the “Gral. Francisco J. Múgica” highschool. To achieve the former, two instruments were used: the Multidimensional Sense of Humor Scale (MSHS) by Taylor, S.E. (1999) and the Maslach Burnout Inventory Scale (MBI) to measure Burnout Syndrome, which were applied to 45 participants. For the variable Sense of Humor the following dimensions were considered: Generation or creation of humor, Use of humor to cope, Acknowledgement, appreciation and enjoyment of humor in life, Attitude toward humor, while for Burnout Syndrome were considered: Emotional exhaustion, Depersonalization and Self-realization. By means of an explorative factorial analysis the field data was analyzed and the main findings were: there is an inverse correlation between Sense of Humor and Burnout Syndrome, also that this last one has a positive impact on the job performance of the studied population.


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