Specificity of Emotional Burnout of Personality with Different Orientations in Conditions of Mobility

Introduction. The relevance of the research materials lies in the concretization of clusters of internal factors influencing the formation of emotional burnout syndrome of the subject of life activity in conditions of increased mobility. In conditions of multitasking and uncertainty there are specific overloads of individual system of control and self-regulation of a person, special requirements to the ability of personality to timely constructive transformations, ability to adequately determine their direction and format.  The novelty of the research consists in revealing and describing the peculiarities of expression of phases and indicators of emotional burnout as a general psychological phenomenon in conditions of uncertainty. The content of the article includes a comparative analysis of the profile of emotional burnout in psychologists, teachers and technical specialists in the context of uncertainty risks.

Objective. To study subjective factors of emotional burnout of personality of different orientation in conditions of mobility.

Materials and methods. The following methods were used in this study: questionnaire "Factors of emotional burnout in mobility conditions" (T. N. Shcherbakova); test "Determination of frustration state" by V. V. Boyko; "Diagnostics of professional burnout" (K. Maslach, S. Jackson, adapted by N. E. Vodopyanova).

Results. It was found that technical specialists experience emotional exhaustion and depersonalization to a greater extent than teachers. At the same time, the reduction of personal achievements is significantly more typical for teachers. A correlative relationship between internal conflict and the length of professional activity was found. In addition, there are positive correlations between length of service and self-acceptance, goal awareness and reflected self-esteem. 

Discussion. The data of the empirical research demonstrate the presence of risks of emotional burnout manifestation in the situation of increased uncertainty and subjective resources of overcoming its consequences. For the first time the role of self-relationship in the emergence and course of emotional burnout of personality is shown. The idea is developed that the effectiveness of psychological support programs for subjects of emotional burnout crisis is connected with his ability to mobilize his own resources to improve psychological well-being by increasing emotional stability.

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