International Journal of Business and Social Science

ISSN 2219-1933 (Print), 2219-6021 (Online) DOI: 10.30845/ijbss

Self-Leadership and Burnout: An Exploratory Study
David F. Elloy, Vivek Patil

Abstract
The study examined the relationship between self-leadership and the three dimensions i.e. emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment of burnout in a manufacturing plant located in the Pacific Northwest. Based on a sample of 166 employees, the results indicated that employees who experienced low levels of self- leadership had higher levels of emotional exhaustion, whereas employees who experienced higher levels of self-leadership had lower levels of emotional exhaustion. No significant relationships were found with the other two dimensions of burnout.

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