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Alexithymia and occupational burnout are strongly associated in working population |
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| Authors: | Mattila Aino K Ahola Kirsi Honkonen Teija Salminen Jouko K Huhtala Heini Joukamaa Matti |
| Affiliation: | aTampere School of Public Health, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland bDepartment of Psychiatry, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland cWork and Mental Health Team, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland dNational Public Health Institute, Department of Health and Functional Capacity, Laboratory for Population Research, Turku, Finland eNational Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland |
| Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: The relationship between alexithymia and occupational burnout has not previously been studied. We investigated the association between alexithymia and occupational burnout in a representative nationwide population health study. METHODS: This study was a part of the Finnish Health 2000 Study. The nationally representative sample comprised 3322 employees aged 30-64 years. Alexithymia was measured with the 20-item Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20) and occupational burnout with the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey. Sociodemographic and health-related variables including depression were treated as confounders in the logistic regression analyses, which were performed alternately with TAS-20 total score and the scores of the three TAS-20 factor scales as alexithymia variables. RESULTS: Alexithymia and its three facets were significantly associated with occupational burnout even when controlled for confounding factors. CONCLUSIONS: Even though both alexithymia and depression are associated with burnout, alexithymia may be an independent risk factor for occupational burnout. |
| Keywords: | Alexithymia Epidemiology General population Occupational burnout Personality |
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