F O Ugwu1, C Ugwu2, V C Njemanze3, I Nwosu3. 1. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, PMB: 1010, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. 2. Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria. 3. Department of Sociology, Faculty of Management and Social Sciences, Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It has been argued that family issues in individual cultures do not correlate with fulfilment. However, the universality of these findings is unknown as they are based on data from the Western world. AIMS: To examine the connection between job burnout and recovery and the moderating effects of perceived family cohesion and family size in this relationship. METHODS: Moderated hierarchical regression analyses were carried out on a sample of medical practitioners working in intensive care units from federal and state-owned hospitals in Southeastern Nigeria. RESULTS: There were 183 participants. Job burnout was negatively related to recovery and perceived family cohesion was positively related to recovery. However, contrary to our assumption, family size was positively related to recovery. Perceived family cohesion was vital in recovery regardless of the doctors' experience of high levels of burnout. In contrast to most previous findings, family size was found to have a moderating effect in the burnout-recovery connection. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study suggested that family bond is important in collectivistic cultures. This was underscored by the moderating effects family issues had on the relation between burnout and recovery. These findings are different from those in Western societies in which previous studies have been conducted.
BACKGROUND: It has been argued that family issues in individual cultures do not correlate with fulfilment. However, the universality of these findings is unknown as they are based on data from the Western world. AIMS: To examine the connection between job burnout and recovery and the moderating effects of perceived family cohesion and family size in this relationship. METHODS: Moderated hierarchical regression analyses were carried out on a sample of medical practitioners working in intensive care units from federal and state-owned hospitals in Southeastern Nigeria. RESULTS: There were 183 participants. Job burnout was negatively related to recovery and perceived family cohesion was positively related to recovery. However, contrary to our assumption, family size was positively related to recovery. Perceived family cohesion was vital in recovery regardless of the doctors' experience of high levels of burnout. In contrast to most previous findings, family size was found to have a moderating effect in the burnout-recovery connection. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study suggested that family bond is important in collectivistic cultures. This was underscored by the moderating effects family issues had on the relation between burnout and recovery. These findings are different from those in Western societies in which previous studies have been conducted.
Authors: Dale Dagar Maglalang; Glorian Sorensen; Karen Hopcia; Dean M Hashimoto; Carina Katigbak; Shanta Pandey; David Takeuchi; Erika L Sabbath Journal: SSM Popul Health Date: 2021-04-22