A Study of Job Burnout and Its Effective Factors amongst Librarians of Public Libraries (A Case Study of Ardabil Public Librarians)
Purpose: The aim of the current study is to determine the rate of job burnout and its effective factors amongst librarians of Ardabil public libraries. Methodology: The Maslach and Jackson burnout inventory were used to investigate the job burnout rate and its effective factors amongst all 51 pu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
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Iran Public Libraries Foundation
2014-03-01
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| Series: | تحقیقات اطلاعرسانی و کتابخانههای عمومی |
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| Online Access: | http://publij.ir/article-1-1202-en.pdf |
| Summary: | Purpose: The aim of the current study is to determine the rate of job burnout and its effective factors amongst librarians of Ardabil public libraries.
Methodology: The Maslach and Jackson burnout inventory were used to investigate the job burnout rate and its effective factors amongst all 51 public library employees (librarians and managers) from 5 public libraries in Ardabil. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used to analyze the data.
Findings: Analysis of the data indicated that the rate of job burnout amongst the librarians of Ardabil public libraries for the two scales of frequency and intensity is at a low level. The rate of job burnout in terms of frequency and intensity in the aspects of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and Personal Accomplishment is at a low level too, but the rate of job burnout in the area of involvement is medium on the frequency scale and high on the intensity scale.
Originality/Value: This is one of the first research studies that endeavor to review effective factors of job burnout amongst Librarians. |
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| ISSN: | 2645-5730 2645-6117 |