Burnout is a professional syndrome associated with stress caused by overwork. Our aim was to calculate the prevalence of burnout and stress on medical residents of Oncology, Haematology and Radiotherapy in Portugal, as well as to determine predictors of burnout and stress. An anonymous questionnaire was applied (n = 118). Statistical analysis consisted of a descriptive and inferential analysis. The prevalence o...
This study tested the mediating role of primary (e.g., threat and challenge perceptions) and secondary (e.g., coping potential and control perception) cognitive appraisal in the relationship between occupational stress and psychological health. This mediation was tested using a cross-sectional study based on self-reported measures. The total sample consisted of 2,302 nurses, 1,895 females (82.3%) and 407 males ...
The present study analyses the differences between athletes of collective and individual sports in the perception of coaches’ leadership and in cohesion and satisfaction experiences. The participants were 260 handball and 207 swimming athletes who competed at a national federate level. Three main aspects were analyzed: i) the differences between the perceptions of swimming and handball athletes concerning the c...