Study on the Relationship Between Social Support and Burnout of Civil Servants in Tangshan

摘要

The aim of this paper is to discuss the relationship between social support and burnout of civil servants in Tangshan. It investigates 702 civil servants in Tangshan by using Social Support Rating Scale (SSRS) and Chinese Maslach Burnout Inventory (CMBI). The results indicate that the total score of the social support and three dimensions and the total score of burnout and three dimensions is correlativity (P ＜ 0.05, P ＜ 0.01). Among them, objective support is positively correlated with the score of burnout and three dimensions while subjective support, support availability and the total score of support is negatively correlated with the score of burnout and three dimensions. The regression analysis shows that objective support is a significantly positive predictor of the score of burnout and three dimensions while subjective support is a negative predictor of the decrease of the score of burnout, depersonalization and personal achievement, the support availability is just a negative predictor of depersonalization and the score of support is a negative predictor of the reduce of emotional exhaustion and personal achievement. It indicates that social support is closely related with the burnout of civil servants in Tangshan, and the more social support civil servants acquire, the better the condition of burnout becomes.