Working in direct contact with the public as a predictor of burnout in the banking sector/ La atención al cliente como predictor del síndrome de quemarse en el trabajo en el sector bancario

Background: This study investigated the presence of the burnout syndrome amongst employees of the banking sector. This topic is of particular interest owing to recent changes in working conditions and he controversial commercial strategies employed in this sector in recent years. Method: A total of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psicothema 2014-04, Vol.26 (2), p.222
Hauptverfasser: Amigo, Isaac, Asensio, Elisa, Menendez, Ignacio, Redondo, Sergio, Ledesma, Jose Antonio
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Background: This study investigated the presence of the burnout syndrome amongst employees of the banking sector. This topic is of particular interest owing to recent changes in working conditions and he controversial commercial strategies employed in this sector in recent years. Method: A total of 1,341 professionals, 883 men and 458 women took part in the study. A Spanish version of the Maslach Burnout nventory-General Survey was used, via electronic mail. Results: The results revealed that at least 55.78% of the sample showed a high risk of burnout in at least two of the dimensions. The workers in commercial branch offices dealing with the general public showed a greater risk of burnout than those working in central services. Conclusions: The risk of burnout was higher than in other professions considered to be at risk and appears to be more closely associated with work-related stress and he controversial commercial strategies employed in the sector in recent years than with the possibility of cuts in salary. Psychological intervention programs aimed at stress management would be a recommendable way of helping employees address problems of this kind. Keywords: Burnout syndrome, Bank employees, MBI-GS. Antecedentes: este estudio ha evaluado la presencia del sindrome de estar quemado en el trabajo entre los empleados del sector bancario. Este interes surge por el cambio en las condiciones laborales que esta viviendo y las practicas comerciales conflictivas que ha llevado a cabo en los ultimos anos. Metodo: participaron un total de 1.341 profesionales, 833 hombres y 456 mujeres. Se utilizo la version espanola del Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey (MBI-GS) via electronica. Resultados: los resultados mostraron que el 55,78% de la muestra presentaba alto riesgo de SQT en al menos dos dimensiones del mismo. Los trabajadores de las oficinas comerciales que trabajan con el publico mostraron un riesgo mayor que los de servicios centrales de burnout. Conclusiones: el riesgo de burnout fue mas alto que el de otras profesiones consideradas de riesgo y parece estar mas relacionado con el estres laboral y las controvertidas practicas comerciales usadas en los ultimos anos en el sector que con la probabilidad de un recorte salarial. Se sugiere la utilizacion de programas de manejo del estres para afrontar los conflictos en el puesto de trabajo. Palabras clave: burnout, empleados de banca, MBI-GS.
ISSN:0214-9915
DOI:10.7334/psicothema2013.282