| The purpose of this quantitative correlation research study was to assess the constructs of emotional intelligence (EI) and resilience and how they may impact burnout in the mental health professions. The correlation of these variables were determined with the use of the Assessing Emotions Scale (AES) to measure EI, the Conner-Davidson Resilience Scale 10 (CD-RISC 10) to measure resilience, the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) to measure burnout, and a demographic questionnaire. The study's participants were mental health professionals from government and private/local organizations in the Greater Los Angeles area of California and Columbus Metropolitan area of Ohio. Demographic statistics from 63 usable surveys revealed that the majority of the sample's population (68.75%) was female and most (34.38%) had the job title of Licensed Social Workers. Results from this study indicate that there is a correlation between EI, resilience, and burnout in mental health professionals. There was also a significant interaction found between the aggregated scores of EI and resilience, and burnout scores. Additionally, this study found that there were significant relationships found amongst the demographic factors that were explored within this study. |
