Effects of Physical Therapists' Psychological Empowerment on Burnout and Organizational Commitment

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This study was undertaken to analyze the effects of psychological empowerment on burnout and organizational commitment in a sample of Physical Therapists. A convenience sample of 227 PTs working in a hospital participated in the study. Burnout was measured using the MBI-GS (a psychological empowerment scale developed by Spreitzer) and an organizational commitment scale. Results showed that level of PT empowerment had a higher than medium, and hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed empowerment had a negative effect on burnout and a positive effect on organizational commitment. With the exception of competence, three dimensions of psychological empowerment had positive effects on organizational commitment. Among the sub-variables of empowerment, self-determination had the largest effect, and meaningfulness and influence also affected. The results showed that when PT empowerment is high, burnout is low. In summary, enhancing physical therapist empowerment was found to reduce burnout and enhance organizational commitment.

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