Burn-out in Belgian companies

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Heidi Verlinden

HR Research Expert - Securex

Securex HR Research

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€ 22.000per burnout case

Previous findingsOn stress and absenteeism - Securex studies

www.securex.be/whitepapers

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Increase of stress complaints

14/09/2018 6Securex Securex Securex Securex whitewhitewhitewhite paper paper paper paper “Stress & burn-out” (2015)

Strong increase in long-term absenteeism

14/09/2018 7Securex Securex Securex Securex whitewhitewhitewhite paper paper paper paper “Absenteïsme in 2017” (2018)

Long illness of people in their thirties

14/09/2018 8Securex Securex Securex Securex whitewhitewhitewhite paper paper paper paper “Absenteïsme in 2016” (2017)

Methods

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Maslach Burnout Inventory

• Most used instrument for internat. scientific research on burnout

• Dutch equivalent: Utrecht Burnout Scale (UBOS)

• Burnout = syndrome with 3 symptoms:

� exhaustion,

� mental distance &

� reduced self-confidence

• “Increased risk” in this study < norms for workers for the UBOS-A

14/09/2018 10Schaufeli, W., & van Dierendonck, D. (2000). Utrecht Burn-out Scale: Manual, Lisse: Swets and Zeitlinger.

Data via online surveys

2014

• 526 white collars

• Belgian labor market

• Representative for gender and age (regions not necessarybecause off no differences)

2017

• 1.552 salaried employees

• Including 914 white collars

• Belgian labor market

• Representative for gender, age, worker status (blue-collar vswhite-collar), region

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Results

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Strong increase in risk of burnout

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2%

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6%

8%

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12%

14%

16%

18%

2014 2017

% employees with an increased risk of burnout

+70%

Highest risk: end thirties & full-time

• 23% - 35-39 years-old

• 19% - younger than 35

• 14% - over 40

• Men = women

• Blue collar = white collar

• Managers = team members

• Short-term = longer educated

• 18% - full-time

• 13% - part-time

• No differences between:

• Sectors

• Regions

• Company size

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Discussion

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ProudProudProudProud totototohave a have a have a have a

burnoutburnoutburnoutburnout

Excessive stress - too little recuperation

14/09/2018 17-> prevention is needed

Autonomously motivated -> lower risk

14/09/2018 18Securex Securex Securex Securex whitewhitewhitewhite paper paper paper paper “Kwaliteit van motivatie bepaalt tot welke leeftijd u wilt werken” (2017)

musters

wanters

unmotivated

Risk of Risk of Risk of Risk of burnoutburnoutburnoutburnout

combi’s

“I have to work”

“I want to work”

Working hard is not always bad

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work addict & forced worker hard worker & 'normal' worker

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Futur: burnout assessment tool

• New instrument under development at the KUL

• Expected to become the new standard to measure burnout

• 4 core symptoms

� Exhaustion,

� Mental distance

� Cognitive loss of control

� Emotional loss of control

• 2 additional symptoms

� Behavioral stress complaints

� Psychosomatic stress complaints

14/09/2018 20Desart, S., Schaufeli, W.B., De Witte, H. (2017). Op zoek naar een nieuwe definitie van burn-out. Over.Werk. Tijdschrift van het steunpunt Werk, 27(1), 86-92. Leuven: Steunpunt Werk / Uitgeverij Acco.

Thank you

heidi.verlinden@securex.be @HeidiVerl www.securex.be/whitepapers

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