OCCUPATIONAL BURNOUT AT THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ASIA IN KYRGYZSTAN

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to determine whether there is an occupational burnout within the American University-Central Asia or there is not. Occupational burnout is a type of emotional stress resulting in exhaustion, feeling of meaninglessness, lack of enthusiasm and inefficiency at the work place. Burnout consists of three scales: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment. During the research the surveying method was used. The questionnaire included demographic questions and Maslach Burnout Inventory questions. As a result of the research, the relationship between occupational burnout and several factors like presence of children, age and years of work were found