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Burnout in day care workers: The effects of learned helplessness and self-esteem

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The study focused on the relationships between selected personality factors and burnout in day care workers. The results indicated that caregivers who experienced emotional exhaustion and depersonalization tended toward lower self-esteem and learned helplessness. Burnout did not, however, include a reduced sense of personal accomplishment in this population.

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  1. Department of Home and Family Life, College of Home Economics, Florida State University, 32306, Tallahassee, FL

    Mary Benson McMullen & Murray Krantz

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McMullen, M.B., Krantz, M. Burnout in day care workers: The effects of learned helplessness and self-esteem. Child Youth Care Forum 17, 275–280 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01083908

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