The level of psychological exhaustion among mental health workers

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the level of psychological exhaustion among workers in the field of mental health, and does it differ according to gender, sector of work, marital status, and nature of work? The study sample consisted of (399) male and female workers, including (126) males, and (273) males. (Female, they were chosen in the most convenient way. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher used the psychological exhaustion scale. The results showed that the level of the two dimensions (lack of personal achievement and depersonalization) among workers in the field of mental health was low, while the level of the dimension (emotional exhaustion) was moderate and that The level of psychological exhaustion (as a whole) was low, and the results showed that there were statistically significant differences at the significance level (α = 0.05) between the arithmetic means of psychological exhaustion among workers in the field of mental health due to the nature of the work, and in favor of non-counselors, which means that they are more psychologically exhausted. While there were no statistically significant differences at the significance level (α=0.05) between the arithmetic averages of psychological exhaustion among workers in the field of mental health due to: gender, work sector, and marital status.