Biography
Biography: Michael Galea
Abstract
Nursing profession is a highly stressful vocation. Participants (N=241), who work in three different hospitals in Malta, were assessed on the impact of burnout on their holistic wellbeing. Nurses completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Faith Maturity Scale, the Positive and Negative Affect Scale, the Big Five Personality Inventory, and demographic variables. Results from this cross-sectional correlational study indicated that: a) Professional nurses in Malta suffer from high levels of burnout, particularly from high exhaustion and depersonalization and low professional accomplishment; b) As expected, burnout negatively correlated with subjective well-being; and c) A path analysis indicated the progressive impact of burnout, ï¬rst on one’s personality and affective mood, and eventually on one’s wellbeing and spirituality. The implications and recommendations from these results were discussed.