Psychosocial model of burnout among humanitarian aid workers in Bangladesh: role of workplace stressors and emotion coping.

ABSTRACT:

Background

While trauma exposure is an established predictor of poor mental health among humanitarian aid workers (HAWs), less is known about the role of psychosocial work-related factors. This study aims to establish a psychosocial model for burnout and psychological distress in HAWs that tests and compares the effects of adversity exposure and workplace stressors in combination, and explores the potential mediating role of individual coping styles.

Methods

Path analysis and model comparison using cross-sectional online survey data were collected from full-time international and local HAWs in Bangladesh between December 2020 and February 2021. HAWs self-reported on exposure to adversities, workplace psychosocial stressors (Third Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire), copin

SUBMITTER: Foo CYS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10068704 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature