The purpose of this study was to verify the relation between counselor's burn out and personality character based on the Big Five, and to explain which factor among character factor mostly impacts on counselor's burnout.
Study problems to archive st...
The purpose of this study was to verify the relation between counselor's burn out and personality character based on the Big Five, and to explain which factor among character factor mostly impacts on counselor's burnout.
Study problems to archive study purpose were as following: first, what is the difference on burnout depend on the Big Five. Second, relationship between Big Five and burnout. Third, which factor influences burnout most among the Big Five.
Study objects were 74 counselors who work full time or part time at counsel related facility around seoul and kyungki area. Measurement tool which was used was IPIP (International personality item pool) which was a personality measure made by Goldberg (1999) and translated by Yoo, Lee and Ashton (2004). And MBI(Maslach Burnout Inventory), by Maslach and Jackson (1996) and translated by Yu and Park(2002) was used to measure counselor's burnout degree. Collected data went through t-test, One-way ANOVA, correlation analysis, stepwise multiple regression.
The results of this study were as follows: First, burnout turned out to be different in accordance with personality character. In emotional exhaustion, there was difference between two groups divided by Neuroticism and Extroversion by degree, but no difference between two groups divided by Openness, Agreeableness, and Conscientiousness. In depersonalization, there was a difference between two top/down groups in Neuroticism, Extroversion and Openness grade. In burnout due to emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and diminution of sense of achievement, there was a difference between top/down groups divided by Neuroticism, Extroversion and Openness grade.
Second, in relation with burnout among the Big Five, Neuroticism showed a deep relation with emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, and Openness showed deep relation with emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and diminution of personal accomplishment. This result seems to be related with introvert character and 3 sub dimension of burnout. In total burnout, Neuroticism, Extroversion and Openness showed relationship.
Third, Neuroticism showed the largest influence to burnout among the Big Five, and Extroversion showed next largest influence.
In this study, I examined influence to counselor's burnout with the Big Five which can systemically explain personal character among counselor's change cause which affects counselor's burnout. The significance of this study is that it increases understanding to counselor's burnout and it can be used as a fundamental data to precaution.