Jobburnoutisapsychologicalsyndromecharacterizedbyemotionalexhaustion,depersonalization,andreducedpersonalaccomplishment.Itiscommonlyobservedinindividualswhoworkinhigh-stressenvironmentsorhaveexcessivejobdemands.TheconceptwasfirstintroducedbyHerbertFreudenbergerinthe1970sandhassincebeenextensivelystudiedinthefieldofoccupationalhealthpsychology.WilmarSchaufeli,aprominentresearcherinthefield,hascontributedsignificantlytotheunderstandingofburnout,particularlythroughhisworkonitsmeasurement,antecedents,andconsequences.Hisresearchemphasizestheroleofjobresources,workengagement,andrecoveryinmitigatingburnout.Thearticle"Jobburnout"inthe*AnnualReviewofPsychology*(2001,Vol.52,pp.397-422)providesacomprehensiveoverviewofburnouttheory,empiricalfindings,andinterventions,makingitakeyreferenceforscholarsandpractitioners.Schaufeli'sworkhighlightstheimportanceoforganizationalandindividualstrategiestopreventandaddressburnout,promotingemployeewell-beingandsustainableworkperformance.
