Relationship between organisational commitment and burnout syndrome: a canonical correlation approach
Ozgur Enginyurt A , Soner Cankaya B , Kadir Aksay C H , Taner Tunc D , Bozkurt Koc E , Orhan Bas F and Erdal Ozer GA Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University, 52200, Ordu, Turkey. Email: enginyurt72@gmail.com
B Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University, 52200, Ordu, Turkey. Email: sonercankaya@gmail.com
C Department of Maritime Business Management, Faculty of Marine Science, Ordu University, 52400 Ordu, Turkey.
D Department of Statistics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Ondokuz Mayis, 55139, Samsun, Turkey. Email: ttunc@omu.edu.tr
E Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, University of Ondokuz Mayis, 55139, Samsun, Turkey. Email: bozkurt.koc@omu.edu.tr
F Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University, 52200, Ordu, Turkey. Email: orhanbas55@gmail.com
G Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, 61080, Trabzon, Turkey. Email: er4077@yahoo.com
H Corresponding author. Email: kadiraksay@odu.edu.tr
Australian Health Review 40(2) 181-187 https://doi.org/10.1071/AH14177
Submitted: 4 October 2014 Accepted: 26 May 2015 Published: 10 August 2015
Abstract
Objective Burnout syndrome can significantly reduce the performance of health workers. Although many factors have been identified as antecedents of burnout, few studies have investigated the role of organisational commitment in its development. The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationships between subdimensions of burnout syndrome (emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and personal accomplishment) and subdimensions of organisational commitment (affective commitment, continuance commitment and normative commitment).
Methods The present study was a cross-sectional survey of physicians and other healthcare employees working in the Ministry of Health Ordu University Education and Research Hospital. The sample consisted of 486 healthcare workers. Data were collected using the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the Organisation Commitment Scale, and were analysed using the canonical correlation approach.
Results The first of three canonical correlation coefficients between pairs of canonical variables (Ui , burnout syndrome and Vi, organisational commitment) was found to be statistically significant. Emotional exhaustion was found to contribute most towards the explanatory capacity of canonical variables estimated from the subdimensions of burnout syndrome, whereas affective commitment provided the largest contribution towards the explanatory capacity of canonical variables estimated from the subdimensions of organisational commitment.
Conclusions The results of the present study indicate that affective commitment is the primary determinant of burnout syndrome in healthcare professionals.
What is known about the topic? Organisational commitment and burnout syndrome are the most important criteria in predicting health workforce performance. An increasing number of studies in recent years have clearly indicated the field’s continued relevance and importance. Conversely, canonical correlation analysis (CCA) is a technique for describing the relationship between two variable sets simultaneously to produce both structural and spatial meaning.
What does this paper add? To our knowledge, CCA has not been used to determine the relationships between burnout and organisational commitment of physicians and other healthcare staff. Accordingly, the present study adds information regarding the relationship between burnout and organisational commitment variables determined using CCA. This analysis is used to describe the relationship between two variable sets simultaneously and allows for an easy method of interpretation.
What are the implications for practitioners? Burnout syndrome is a major threat to both the health workforce and its organisations. In addition, it affects the quality and effectiveness of health care. Thus, the findings of the present study offer a solid foundation from which actions to decrease burnout levels in healthcare professionals can be implemented by successfully increasing levels of organisational commitment.
Additional keywords: health services research, hospitals, human resource management, workforce.
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