Emotional Labor, Psychological Resilience and Burnout Among Clinical Psychologists

Abstract

The present study aims to find out the relationship between emotional labor, psychological resilience, and burnout among clinical psychologists. The sample of the study consisted of N=300 participants, with 150 men and 150 women from different hospitals and centers, with an age range of 25-45 years. The measurement tools included the Emotional Labor Scale, Maslach Burnout Inventory, and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale.  Results show that emotional labor has a positive significant relationship with burnout, and psychological resilience has a negative correlation with burnout. The hierarchical regression findings revealed that psychological resilience negatively predicts burnout and emotional labor in clinical psychologists. Meditation pathway depicts that there is an impact of psychological resilience and emotional labor on burnout.  This research demonstrates practical value because it enables developers to create specific therapeutic programs that manage psychological resilience in clinical psychologists to decrease burnout.