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Epidemiological Study on Burnout in Spanish Dentists: Underlying Psychological Factors

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  • Cristina Gómez-Polo

    (Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain)

  • Ana María Martín Casado

    (Department of Statistics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain)

  • Antonio Castaño

    (Department of Stomatology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Seville, Calle Avicena S/N, 41009 Seville, Spain)

  • Javier Montero

    (Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Salamanca, 37007 Salamanca, Spain)

Abstract

The aim of this work is to study the personality factors and coping styles of Spanish dentists when facing burnout syndrome, through epidemiological work. An epidemiological study of 1928 Spanish dentists was undertaken through an online survey, which registered the age and gender, and three questionnaires: NEO-FFI (personality traits), Brief COPE (coping styles), and MBI-HSS (burnout questionnaire). A multivariate analysis and an explanatory binary logistic regression model were used to estimate the presence of burnout. Neuroticism turned out to be the strongest indicator (OR 1.10; IC 95% 1.09–1.14), while extraversion (OR 0.93; IC 95% 0.91–0.95) and agreeableness (OR 0.94; IC95% 0.92–0.98) showed an inverse relationship with the occurrence of burnout, as did age (OR 0.9; IC95% 0.96–0.99). Conscientiousness (OR 1.0; IC95% 1.00–1.06) had a direct relationship with the presence of burnout. An avoidant coping style was the only indicative coping style (OR 1.04 IC95% 1.02–1.06). Approximately 70% of the dentists scored high on one of the three dimensions of burnout. No differences were found in the degree of burnout according to gender. Certain personality factors (neuroticism, extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness), the avoidant coping style, and age are powerful indicators to attempt to forecast the presence of burnout syndrome in dentists.

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  • Cristina Gómez-Polo & Ana María Martín Casado & Antonio Castaño & Javier Montero, 2021. "Epidemiological Study on Burnout in Spanish Dentists: Underlying Psychological Factors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-14, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:24:p:13418-:d:706847
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