Die verband tussen psigososiale faktore en uitbranding by entrepreneurs

The aim of this study was to determine which factors contribute to burnout in entrepreneurs. The contribution of entrepreneurs towards economic growth, job creation and international competitiveness, increases the pressure placed upon them to furnish successful businesses and positive outcomes. The contribution of this enormous workload increases stress levels and enhances the risk for burnout. This study focuses on the role of demographic factors (namely gender and age), fortigenic factors (namely self-appraisal, family support and general social support) and personality factors (namely neuroticism, extroversion, openness for experience, agreeableness and conscientiousness) in experiencing burnout. To perform this non-experiential correlational investigation, an availability sample of 126 entrepreneurs or owners of businesses were approached to take part in this investigation. The Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey by Maslach and Jackson (1996) was used to measure the level of burnout, while the Revised NEO-Personality Inventory by Costa en McCrae (1992) and the Fortitude Questionnaire by Pretorius (1997) were used to measure personality factors and fortitude factors. Sufficient signs for burnout were not found in this investigation group. It seems that cynicism plays the most significant role in this investigation group. Younger entrepreneurs in South Africa seem to be more prone to burnout. No significant differences were found in the levels of burnout reported by the different genders. It seems that self-appraisal showed the most significant contribution to the level of emotional exhaustion in this investigation group. Family support and general social support did not play a significant role with regard to burnout in this investigation group. According to the results of the hierarchical–regression analysis, none of the personality variables had a significant influence on burnout in this investigation group. The possibility of alternative predictive factors in experiencing burnout has to be investigated further.