DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i12.004

Pages: 2194-2199

The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between job burnout and psychological hardiness among doctors. The sample was drawn using purposive sampling technique and the total sample consisted of 200 doctors working in different govt. hospitals in various districts of Kashmir valley. The tools used were: Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) by Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter (1996) and Psychological Hardiness Scale by Bartone (1991). Results revealed that there is no significant correlation between emotional exhaustion and psychological hardiness and a negative significant correlation between depersonalization and psychological hardiness (-.456**), while as there is significant positive correlation between personal achievement and psychological hardiness (.606**). However, there was no significant difference among doctors with respect to various demographic characteristics such as gender, marital status, living status and date of joining.