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Chap 1
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Chap 1
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in Criminology
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Rabino, Adreian
Mamaluba, Agali
Mangco, Aida
Escopalao, Archival
FEBRUARY 2022
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
to perform the most varied and sometimes unknown tasks. Furthermore, this
of increased work overload and reduced worker benefits over time (Turgoose
uncertainty and danger associated with the constant threat of terrorist attacks;
team or supervision difficulties; criticism from citizens and society; and a lack
professions, where workers deal directly with problematic people and are
physical and mental (Malik and Noreen 2015). Health, education, fire officers,
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and police forces are examples of professions with a higher risk and
authors to be one of the most stressful and dangerous jobs in the world (Feijó
many are uninformed of it. The purpose of this study is to determine the level
dispel myths, explain what they imply, and assist all helping professions,
following questions.
1.1 Age
1.2 Sex?
2.2 Depersonalization
experiences, quality of life, work productivity and the challenges faced by fire
officers in the workplace. The useful and relevant information acquired from
ideas in knowing the level of occupational burn-out among fire officers and its
to their line of work because it will give them an insight about their level of
occupational burn-out. It will also help them craft programs that can be of
great use in making our law enforcement officers have an excellent work life.
importance of improving the quality of life. Hence, they can put emphasis in
To the Students. The result will provide students with useful and
fire officers.
conduct more studies not only in this particular field but also in other
fire.
Conceptual Framework
sex. On the other hand, the dependent variable is occupational burn-out with
achievements
Theoretical Framework
Theory.
stress that arises when the individual's coping techniques for managing job
stressors fail. Work stress will first prompt a number of coping strategies.
When the initial coping techniques fail, it leads to professional failure and the
number of negative repercussions for both the individuals who suffer from it
are initially psychological in nature, but as time passes, they translate into
materials and other research studies which are relevant to the study being
undertaken.
Occupational Burn-out
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healthcare, law enforcement, and others (Maslach et al., 2001). People in the
Occupational Exhaustion
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(Bakker, & Lloret, 2016). Rather than a lack of physical energy, it is a loss of
emotional vigor. People are not physically exhausted from physically hard
activities like manual labor; rather, they are emotionally exhausted due to a
Depersonalization
your job and clients by ignoring what makes each client special and
problems because it takes people away from their jobs and clients. People
who work in human services must care about the people they help, or at least
show the right emotions (Brotheridge & Lee, 2002; Henderson, 2001; lively,
2002).
cynical about the employment itself, such as the belief that other hospitals are
in which people act indifferently toward others and treat them as objects. In
al., 2001). People attempt to cope with their emotional tiredness by isolating
maladaptive when people have control over the issue because they may not
Folkman, 1984).
Personal Accomplishments
The third step in the burnout process is reaching your own goals (Leiter
& Maslach, 1988). People who are burned out feel less good about
themselves. For example, they might think they can't do a good job at work.
The better one’s capability to accomplish goal the less likely they encounter
2001). Even though it's part of the job to care for and help other people,
people who depersonalize will think they're not doing enough. When a person
doesn't think they are good at their job, it hurts their personal success
customer service, this feeling of being less useful is common. People who
work in human services or customer service may feel like they shouldn't feel
aren't enough resources, this process starts a downward spiral that leads to
more burnout and, eventually, turnover (Hobfoll, 1989; Hobfoll et al., 1990).
al. (2016) are at a significant risk of burnout. Increased care requirements are
related with a higher risk of burnout if their interaction with patients or clients
Taiwan, Chou et al. discovered that nurses had the highest prevalence of
research. Akkuş et al. (2011) investigated the relationship between age and
burnout and discovered a drop in the scores of the three burnout domains with
age of young people was a significant factor in the emotional tiredness and
relationship in the first years of employment (ages 18-40 years) and around
the age of 60-64 years. Burnout was shown to be more prevalent in young
workers (response rate: 73%) for their study. Age had a non-linear association
with emotional weariness and total burnout, but a linear link with cynicism and
increasing age, but in women, the association was bimodal, with women aged
20 to 35 and over 55 displaying the highest burnout level. These findings imply
women at different times of their lives. Younger men and women aged 20 to
35, as well as those aged 55 and older, are especially vulnerable and should