Values and Psychological Acceptance as Correlates of Burnout in Support Staff Working With Adults With Intellectual Disabilities
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There is growing evidence that acceptance and mindfulness interventions for support staff in intellectual disability (ID) services can have beneficial mental health outcomes for staff themselves and individuals with ID. However, there are few data focusing on the relevance of related psychological processes for support staff well-being. The purpose of this research was to contribute to the evidence base and to introduce a new measure of staff values in ID services: the Support Staff Values Questionnaire (SSVQ-ID). Fifty-nine support staff completed a measure of psychological acceptance (the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire), the SSVQ-ID, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The acceptance and values measures had good internal consistency and statistically significant associations with dimensions of burnout. The results suggest that further research on acceptance and mindfulness process variables is warranted along with interventions designed to increase support staff resilience, especially when working with clients with dual diagnosis.
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Findings from this study confirm the role played by mindfulness and values in explaining significant proportions of variance in cognitive weariness (10%).
“Commensurate with several previous studies (McCracken & Yang, 2008; Noone & Hastings, 2011; Vilardaga et al., 2011), findings from this study also confirm the role played by mindfulness and values in explaining significant proportions of variance in psychological distress (31%), and several aspects of burnout: physical fatigue (14%), emotional exha”
From Wellbeing, burnout, and safe practice among healthcare professionals: predictive influences of mindfulness, values, and self-compassion (2022) · cites this paper as Noone & Hastings, 2011
Findings from this study confirm the role played by mindfulness and values in explaining significant proportions of variance in emotional exhaustion (8%).
“Commensurate with several previous studies (McCracken & Yang, 2008; Noone & Hastings, 2011; Vilardaga et al., 2011), findings from this study also confirm the role played by mindfulness and values in explaining significant proportions of variance in psychological distress (31%), and several aspects of burnout: physical fatigue (14%), emotional exha”
From Wellbeing, burnout, and safe practice among healthcare professionals: predictive influences of mindfulness, values, and self-compassion (2022) · cites this paper as Noone & Hastings, 2011
Findings from this study confirm the role played by mindfulness and values in explaining significant proportions of variance in psychological distress (31%).
“Commensurate with several previous studies (McCracken & Yang, 2008; Noone & Hastings, 2011; Vilardaga et al., 2011), findings from this study also confirm the role played by mindfulness and values in explaining significant proportions of variance in psychological distress (31%)”
From Wellbeing, burnout, and safe practice among healthcare professionals: predictive influences of mindfulness, values, and self-compassion (2022) · cites this paper as Noone & Hastings, 2011
Findings from this study confirm the role played by mindfulness and values in explaining significant proportions of variance in physical fatigue (14%).
“Commensurate with several previous studies (McCracken & Yang, 2008; Noone & Hastings, 2011; Vilardaga et al., 2011), findings from this study also confirm the role played by mindfulness and values in explaining significant proportions of variance in psychological distress (31%), and several aspects of burnout: physical fatigue (14%)”
From Wellbeing, burnout, and safe practice among healthcare professionals: predictive influences of mindfulness, values, and self-compassion (2022) · cites this paper as Noone & Hastings, 2011
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- Authors
- Noone, S. J., & Hastings, R. P.
- Affiliations
- Bangor University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Hastings, Richard P.
- ORCID
- Hastings, Richard P.
- Venue
- Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-06-30
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 79-89
- ISSN
- 1931-5864 (ISSN-L)
- 1931-5872
- OpenAlex
- W2021523609
- Cited by
- 43
- References
- 24
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 4 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 6 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 2
- FWCI
- 4.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Stress and Burnout Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Occupational Therapy › Occupational Health and Burnout
- Keywords
- burnout, support staff, intellectual disability services, staff values, psychological acceptance, mindfulness, Acceptance and Action Questionnaire, Maslach Burnout Inventory, employee well-being, resilience, dual diagnosis
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