Thesis

e3
e2
e1
0;
1
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1
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Figure 2: A conceptual Structural Equation Model of the study
Emotional
exhaustion
Depersonalization
-1
Personal
accomplishment
e11
0;
Approach-Belief
System
1
e6
1
0;
1
1
0
Burnout
PIC
0
Monitoring-Creating
Executing
System
e5
-1
1
0;
Work stress
1
e7
Self-Regulating
System
e4
0;
-1
1
0;
Social support
Nationality
Life satisfaction
The model fit statistics for the theoretical SEM were: Chi square=263.0, df=32, p=0.000 (see
Table 99 in APPENDIX C) and this means that the theoretical model did not fit the
experimental data of RMSEA=0.197 (see Table 104 in APPENDIX C), NFI=0.664,
CFI=0.682 (see Table 100 in APPENDIX C). The next step was that all non-significant
relationships and unnecessary variables were removed, to be able to reach a model which
would fit the experimental data. The following variables proved to be important in influencing
the burnout directly or indirectly (standardized estimates are shown in brackets: Emotional
exhaustion (0.98) and depersonalization (0.66) were shown to be important in the final model.
Burnout was directly influenced by nationality (-0.26, where the Hungarian nurses had higher
values), by work stress (0.32), and by psychological immunity (-0.33, as a protective factor
against burnout). Nationality also had an indirect effect on burnout through work stress (-
0.40). Two out of three psychological immunity factors were important in the model: the
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0;
1
-1
-1
1
e8
0;
0;
e9
1