TY - JOUR
T1 - Burnout among psychotherapists
T2 - a cross-cultural value survey among 12 European countries during the coronavirus disease pandemic
AU - Van Hoy, Angelika
AU - Rzeszutek, Marcin
AU - Pięta, Małgorzata
AU - Mestre, Jose M.
AU - Rodríguez-Mora, Álvaro
AU - Midgley, Nick
AU - Omylinska-Thurston, Joanna
AU - Dopierala, Anna
AU - Falkenström, Fredrik
AU - Ferlin, Jennie
AU - Gergov, Vera
AU - Lazić, Milica
AU - Ulberg, Randi
AU - Røssberg, Jan Ivar
AU - Hancheva, Camellia
AU - Stoyanova, Stanislava
AU - Schmidt, Stefanie J.
AU - Podina, Ioana
AU - Ferreira, Nuno
AU - Kagialis, Antonios
AU - Löffler-Stastka, Henriette
AU - Gruszczyńska, Ewa
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022. The Author(s).
PY - 2022/8/8
Y1 - 2022/8/8
N2 - The aim of this study was to examine cross-cultural differences, as operationalized by Schwartz's refined theory of basic values, in burnout levels among psychotherapists from 12 European countries during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. We focused on the multilevel approach to investigate if individual- and country-aggregated level values could explain differences in burnout intensity after controlling for sociodemographic, work-related characteristics and COVID-19-related distress among participants. 2915 psychotherapists from 12 countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Great Britain, Serbia, Spain, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, and Switzerland) participated in this study. The participants completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Service Survey, the revised version of the Portrait Values Questionnaire, and a survey questionnaire on sociodemographic, work-related factors and the COVID-19 related distress. In general, the lowest mean level of burnout was noted for Romania, whereas the highest mean burnout intensity was reported for Cyprus. Multilevel analysis revealed that burnout at the individual level was negatively related to self-transcendence and openness-to-change but positively related to self-enhancement and conservation values. However, no significant effects on any values were observed at the country level. Male sex, younger age, being single, and reporting higher COVID-19-related distress were significant burnout correlates. Burnout among psychotherapists may be a transcultural phenomenon, where individual differences among psychotherapists are likely to be more important than differences between the countries of their practice. This finding enriches the discussion on training in psychotherapy in an international context and draws attention to the neglected issue of mental health among psychotherapists in the context of their professional functioning.
AB - The aim of this study was to examine cross-cultural differences, as operationalized by Schwartz's refined theory of basic values, in burnout levels among psychotherapists from 12 European countries during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. We focused on the multilevel approach to investigate if individual- and country-aggregated level values could explain differences in burnout intensity after controlling for sociodemographic, work-related characteristics and COVID-19-related distress among participants. 2915 psychotherapists from 12 countries (Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Finland, Great Britain, Serbia, Spain, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden, and Switzerland) participated in this study. The participants completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Service Survey, the revised version of the Portrait Values Questionnaire, and a survey questionnaire on sociodemographic, work-related factors and the COVID-19 related distress. In general, the lowest mean level of burnout was noted for Romania, whereas the highest mean burnout intensity was reported for Cyprus. Multilevel analysis revealed that burnout at the individual level was negatively related to self-transcendence and openness-to-change but positively related to self-enhancement and conservation values. However, no significant effects on any values were observed at the country level. Male sex, younger age, being single, and reporting higher COVID-19-related distress were significant burnout correlates. Burnout among psychotherapists may be a transcultural phenomenon, where individual differences among psychotherapists are likely to be more important than differences between the countries of their practice. This finding enriches the discussion on training in psychotherapy in an international context and draws attention to the neglected issue of mental health among psychotherapists in the context of their professional functioning.
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U2 - 10.1038/s41598-022-17669-z
DO - 10.1038/s41598-022-17669-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 35941352
AN - SCOPUS:85135548525
SN - 2045-2322
VL - 12
SP - 13527
JO - Scientific Reports
JF - Scientific Reports
IS - 1
ER -
