Open Access<p>Personality and burnout among primary care physicians: an international study</p>
Author(s) -
Paul A. Brown,
Morgan Slater,
Aisha Lofters
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
psychology research and behavior management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1179-1578
DOI - 10.2147/prbm.s195633
Subject(s) - burnout , primary care , personality , psychology , medicine , family medicine , clinical psychology , social psychology
Burnout is a syndrome comprised of three major dimensions, namely, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. Its etiology appears to be multifactorial, involving work-related and personal factors including personality traits. Personality has been associated with burnout among various physician groups; however, this has not been studied well amongst primary care physicians. This study therefore aimed to investigate the association between personality type and burnout in primary care physicians in Canada and Jamaica.