BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES PA is a multi-factorial behavior that is affected by interpersonal, intra personal, environmental and social factors. In this study we applied explanatory model to determine the total, indirect and direct impact of physical environment, personal factors and social support on PA among employed women. METHODS This study was a correlational cross-sectional study which w...

The aim of this study was to examine burnout and engagement dimensions as predictors life satisfaction in a sample 531 Spanish teachers. We also aimed the additional contribution core self-evaluations on satisfaction, above beyond socio-demographic variables dimensions. Results hierarchical regression analyses indicated that explained substantial unique amount variance accounted for age, one di...

Positive accomplishment is defined as the development of individual potential through striving for and achieving meaningful outcomes. Positive accomplishment involves the capacity to work towards meaningful goals, the motivation to persist despite challenges and setbacks, and the achievement of competence and success in important life domains. Seligman (2011) defines positive education as tradi...

Some important consequences of nursing stress are job burnout and withdrawal symptoms manifested as an intention to quit the job. Job burnout is a stress syndrome characterised by emotional exhaustion (depletion of emotional resources), depersonalisation (negative and cynical attitudes towards one’s clients), and a diminished sense of personal accomplishment (the tendency to evaluate oneself ne...

Maintaining regular physical activity (PA) can be challenging for persons with late effects of polio. This qualitative study of ambulatory persons with late effects of polio explored their perceptions of PA, as well as facilitators of and barriers to PA. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 15 persons and analyzed with content analysis using the International Classification of Function...

INTRODUCTION Professional burnout has been described as a gradual erosion of a person and may be one of the possible consequences of chronic occupational stress. Although occupational stress has been surveyed among dentists in Hong Kong, no study has been published about burnout in the profession. This study aimed to evaluate burnout among Hong Kong dentists and its association with occupationa...

BACKGROUND Female doctors in Hungary have worse indicators of physical and mental health compared with other professional women. We aimed to cast light on possible indicators of mental health, workload, and burnout of female physicians. METHODS Two time-points (T) were compared, in 2003 (T1 n = 408) and 2013 (T2 n = 2414), based on two nationally representative surveys of female doctors, and ...

BACKGROUND Emergency physicians are at risk of burnout, which can affect their mental health, as well as patient care. We assessed burnout level among Iranian emergency physicians and investigated demographic, work-related factors and stressors associated with higher burnout. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, we surveyed all 188 emergency medicine residents and practitioners in Iran. We mea...

Background: Workplace resources are found to play a major role in the stress-strain relationship. However, usually different types of resources are investigated, whereas investigating different facets of stress ("stressors") receive less attention in research about the relationship between stress, strain and resources. Based upon recent research, we expected that workplace resources moderate th...