Burnout Level as Correlates to Job Satisfaction among Disaster Risk Response Workers: Basis for Holistic Wellness Program

Authors

  • Kimmy Mae V. Wee

Keywords:

burnout, job satisfaction, stress, disaster

Abstract

The study aims to determine the burnout and job satisfaction level among city disaster risk response workers. The researcher used a descriptive correlational method of research which involved 85 respondents who were selected using convenience sampling. Standardized tests were used to ensure the validity and reliability of the results, these tests were the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) and Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS). A focus interview was also utilized. Frequency, percentage distribution, mean and Pearson Product–Moment Correlation Coefficient were employed as statistical tools to examine the relationships of the identified variables. The researcher derived the following findings based on the data gathered: the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) showed that the disaster risk response workers had a high-level exhaustion and disengagement. The Job Satisfaction Survey (JSS) revealed that respondents were satisfied in the subscale of supervision, coworkers, and nature of work and dissatisfied in the subscale of pay and benefits. The focus interview showed that salary, benefits and rewards contributed to their feeling of burnout. There was a relationship between burnout and job satisfaction subscale pay, contingent rewards and communication. The researcher recommended that the respondents may attend seminars that will help them understand burnout and receive some self-help tips. The organization may review their salary matrix and have additional incentives. Future researchers may include other variables such as age, sex, income, and employment status, length of service, and personality traits that may also predict burnout and job satisfaction.

Published

2018-10-18