The Relationship Between Burnout and Emotional Intelligence: A Meta-Analysis: https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2023.2.23748

Nórthon Roberto Ferreira de Mendonça; Alanny Nunes de Santana; José Maurício Haas Bueno

The Relationship Between Burnout and Emotional Intelligence: A Meta-Analysis

https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2023.2.23748

Authors

Nórthon Roberto Ferreira de Mendonça Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Brasil https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0089-1032
Alanny Nunes de Santana Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9505-3508
José Maurício Haas Bueno Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9179-7216

Abstract

In the results of scientific research, the evidence of the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and burnout is contradictory. Therefore, a meta-analysis was carried out to analyze the relationship between EI and burnout. Fifty-nine articles were selected from the SCOPUS and ScienceDirect databases to compose the final sample of the review, which included 16,084 participants with a mean age of 34.5 years (SD = 8.62), 41% of whom were male. The findings suggest that EI is significantly and moderately associated with burnout levels. Therefore, higher levels of EI are related to lower levels of burnout and lower EI is associated with higher frequency of burnout symptoms. It is suggested that future research should investigate which facets of EI exert more influence on burnout. In addition, it is recommended to analyze which factors are antecedents and maintainers of burnout in individuals of different ages and professions.

Keywords: burnout, emotional intelligence, meta-analysis.

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Published

2023-06-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2023): rPOT N2/2023

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Literature Reviews

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