Hanging on Too Long: The Relationship between Different Forms of Organizational Commitment and Emotional Burnout among Correctional Staff

This study examined the relationship of organizational commitment with job burnout in the correctional institution setting. Participants were 272 corrections employees at a maximum security state prison housing approximately 1000 male felony offenders. Participants completed survey instruments measu...

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Main Author: Lambert, Eric G. (Author)
Contributors: Kelley, Thomas ; Hogan, Nancy L.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: American journal of criminal justice
Year: 2013, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-66
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Keywords:
job burnout
Organizational Commitment
Correctional Staff
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Summary:This study examined the relationship of organizational commitment with job burnout in the correctional institution setting. Participants were 272 corrections employees at a maximum security state prison housing approximately 1000 male felony offenders. Participants completed survey instruments measuring the emotional exhaustion dimension of burnout and three primary forms of organizational commitment (affective, moral, and continuance). Results support the study’s predictions of a negative relationship between burnout and affective commitment, and a positive relationship between burnout and continuance commitment. No significant relationship was found between moral commitment and emotional burnout. While no personal variables were related to burnout, the three forms of organizational commitment accounted for 22% of the burnout variance.
ISSN:1936-1351
DOI:10.1007/s12103-012-9159-1