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dc.contributor.authorPhilp, Michael
dc.contributor.authorEgan, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorKane, Robert
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T14:26:08Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T14:26:08Z
dc.date.created2015-03-03T20:14:40Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier.citationPhilp, M. and Egan, S. and Kane, R. 2012. Perfectionism, over commitment to work and burnout in employees seeking workplace counselling. Australian Journal of Psychology. 64 (2): pp. 68-74.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/38796
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1742-9536.2011.00028.x
dc.description.abstract

Perfectionism is linked to a range of psychological disorders. Burnout is an important construct in the working population and has been found to overlap with related constructs such as depression. There has been limited research conducted between perfectionism and burnout. This study aimed to examine the link between perfectionism and burnout and if procrastination and over commitment to work were mediators of the relationship. There were 69 participants recruited who were seeking counselling from a counselling firm, providing employee assistance services. The results indicated that procrastination was not a significant mediator of the relationship between concern over mistakes (CM) perfectionism and burnout. There was a significant mediating relationship found, where overcommitment to work mediated the relationship between CM perfectionism leading to burnout. The implications of the study in terms of interventions for employees suffering burnout, and directions for future research in regards to the relationship between perfectionism and burnout are considered.

dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons Ltd.
dc.titlePerfectionism, over commitment to work and burnout in employees seeking workplace counselling
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume64
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage68
dcterms.source.endPage74
dcterms.source.issn00049530
dcterms.source.titleAustralian Journal of Psychology
curtin.departmentSchool of Psychology and Speech Pathology
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