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Table 1 The included studies

From: Big five model personality traits and job burnout: a systematic literature review

References

Study design

Study sample

Country

Job

Female

Mage

SDage

Burnout measures

Personality measures

Years

Manlove [111]

CSS

188

USA

Child care workers

98.94%

34

DNA

MBI

EPI

1993

Deary et al. [48]

CSS

375

UK

Medical staff

DNA

DNA

DNA

MBI

NEO-PI-R

1996

Deary et al. [112]

CSS

188

UK

Physicians/surgeons

9.4%

47.0

1.2

MBI

NEO-FFI

1996

Mills et al. [60]

LS

225

USA

School psychologists

73.4%

40.3

9.3

MBI

NEO-FFI

1998

Zellars et al. [113]

CSS

188

USA

Hospital nurses

89.9%

40

8.0

MBI

NEO-FFI

2000

Zellars et al. [53]

CSS

296

USA

Hospital nurses for acute care

DNA

42.2

9.5

MBI

NEO-FFI

2001

De Vries et al. [114]

CSS

765

Netherland

Workers

46.5%

40.3

9.7

MBI

FFPI

2002

McManus et al. [50]

LS

1668

UK

Doctors

DNA

30.4

1.86

MBI

BFQ

2004

Zellars et al. [52]

CSS

290

USA

Hospital nurses for acute care

DNA

42.19

9.45

MBI

NEO-FFI

2004

Cano-García et al. [115]

CSS

99

Spain

Teachers

74%

42.5

8.5

MBI

NEO-PI-R

2005

Burke et al. [116]

CSS

496

Norway

Nursing home employees

89.1%

DNA

DNA

BBI

BFI

2006

Goddard et al. [57]

LS

79

Australia

Beginning teachers

84%

26

7.46

MBI-ES

EPQ-RS

2006

Langelaan et al. [117]

CSS

572

Netherland

Employees

17%

42

8.0

MBI-GS

NEO-FFI

2006

Mostert et al. [118]

CSS

1749

South Africa

Policeman

18.1%

34.53

6.23

MBI-GS

PCI

2006

Bahner et al. [119]

CSS

115

USA

BIP workers

56%

43

11.77

MBI

COPAS

2007

Ghorpade et al. [120]

CSS

265

USA

Professors

46.39%

50

10.24

MBI-ES

Mini-Markers Inventory

2007

Kim et al. [121]

CSS

191

USA

Hotels employees

62.3%

36

DNA

MBI-GS

IPIP

2007

Teven [122]

CSS

48

USA

Professors

43.75%

51.15

9.86

MBI

Big Five measure-SF

2007

Leon et al. [123]

CSS

203

USA

Children’s RTCs

63.50%

31.64

9.41

MBI

BFI

2008

Chung et al. [124]

CSS

103

UK

Residential community staff

70%

37.51

10.97

MBI

NEO-FFI

2009

De Hoogh et al. [125]

CSS

91

190

Netherlands

Clients of a human resource Employees

43%

59%

42

36

DNA

DNA

MBI-GS

IPIP

2009

Gandoy-Crego et al. [126]

CSS

42

Spain

Geriatric nurses

84%

31

5.7

MBI

BFQ

2009

Kim et al. [127]

CSS

187

USA

Subway employees

67%

22

DNA

MBI-GS

IPIP

2009

Taormina et al., [128]

CSS

172

China

Casino workers

40.12%

27.87

5.17

MBI

NEO-PI-R

2009

Barford et al. [129]

CSS

94

Canada

Child and youth care workers

69.1%

32.82

9.75

MBI-GS

NEO-FFI

2010

Perry et al. [51]

CSS

252

392

USA

Customer service providers

Manual laborers for repair and construction services

83%

DNA

34.7

DNA

9.83

DNA

Exhaustion scale

MBI-GS

Personal Characteristics Inventory

Big Five factor markers

2010

Ghorpade et al. [130]

CSS

263

USA

Professors

46.4%

50.14

10.24

MBI

Mini-Markers Inventory

2011

Hudek-Knežević et al. [59]

LS

118

Croatia

Hospital nurses

100%

36.47

7.02

MBI

BFI

2011

Salami [131]

CSS

340

Nigeria

Teachers

29.42%

36.70

4.50

MBI-GS

NEO-FFI

2011

Sterud et al. [61]

LS

298

Norway

Ambulance workers

16.9%

38.2

8.9

MBI-HSS

BCI

2011

Armon et al. [54]

LS

1105

Israel

Health workers

37%

DNA

DNA

SMBM

Big-Five mini markers scale

2012

Zimmerman et al. [132]

CSS

587

USA

Employees

11%

49

DNA

MBI

Big-Five mini markers scale

2012

De la Fuente Solana et al. [133]

CSS

747

Spain

Policeman

11.8%

35.7

8.33

MBI

NEO-FFI

2013

Garbarino et al. [134]

CSS

289

Italy

Policeman

0%

35.4

7.5

MBI

BFQ

2013

Hurt et al. [135]

CSS

113

USA

ABA therapists

95.6%

DNA

DNA

MBI-GS

M5-120

2013

Lin et al. [136]

CSS

228

China

Employees

19.79%

27.9

3.9

MBI

EPQ

2013

Gan et al. [56]

LS

160

China

IT employees

36.2%

27.78

3.91

MBI-GS

NEO-FFI-SF

2014

Reinke et al. [137]

CSS

201

UK

Workers

51.74%

34.78

9.49

OLBI

TIPI

2014

Taycan et al. [138]

CSS

139

Turkey

Physicians

33.1%

31.05

4.84

MBI-HSS

EPQ-RS

2014

Yilmaz, [139]

CSS

303

Turkey

Teachers

53.5%

DNA

DNA

MBI

Mini-IPIP

2014

Cañadas-De la Fuente et al. [140]

CSS

676

Spain

Nurses

66%

44.58

8.18

MBI

NEO-FFI

2015

Srivastava et al. [141]

CSS

152

Europe and Asia

Senior organizational managers who regularly use ICT

23.7%

37,96

6,73

MBI

TIPI

2015

Ang et al. [142]

CSS

1826

Singapore

Nurses

61.5%

DNA

DNA

MBI

NEO-FFI

2016

Iorga et al. [143]

CSS

37

Romania

Forensic physicians

54.05%

39.13

11.78

MBI

BFI

2016

Vaulerin et al. [144]

CSS

220

France

Firefighters

0%

36.23

6.94

SMBM

BFI

2016

Zhou et al. [145]

CSS

1129

China

Physicians

58.17%

38.04

7.74

MBI

EPQ-RS

2016

De la Fuente-Solana et al. [146]

CSS

101

Spain

Oncology nurses

69.3%

DNA

DNA

MBI

NEO-FFI

2017

Geuens et al. [147]

CSS

587

Belgium

Nurses

82%

40

10.8

MBI

NEO-FFI

2017

Iorga et al. [148]

CSS

116

Romania

Obstetrics and gynecology physicians

69.83%

DNA

DNA

MBI

BFI

2017

Lovell et al. [149]

CSS

120

UK

Prison officers

40.7%

41.72

10.73

MBI-HSS

NEO-PI

2017

Ntantana et al. [150]

CSS

149

320

Greece

Physicians

ICU nurses

33.4%

19.2%

DNA

DNA

DNA

DNA

MBI

EPQ

2017

Al Shbail et al. [151]

CSS

187

Jordan

Internal auditors

7.5%

DNA

DNA

BM

NEO-PI-R

2018

Bergmüller et al. [152]

CSS

97

Germany

Ambulance doctors

41.24%

37.0

12.21

MBI-GS

FPI

2018

Bianchi et al. [153]

CSS

257

Switzerland

Teachers

76%

44.84

10.46

SMBM

NEO-FFI

2018

Bianchi, [19]

CSS

1759

France

Teachers

77%

40.81

9.63

SMBM

NEO-FFI

2018

Harizanova et al. [49]

CSS

307

Bulgaria

Correctional officers

DNA

DNA

DNA

MBI

EPQ

2018

Hildenbrand et al. [58]

LS

148

Germany

Employees of a manufacturing company

22%

DNA

DNA

OLBI

MRS-30

2018

Iorga et al. [154]

CSS

78

Romania

Hospital pharmacists

89.7%

45.57

10.12

MBI

BFI

2018

Tang et al. [155]

CSS

862

China

Clinical health professionals

80.4%

DNA

DNA

MBI-HSS

Brief Big five Personality Scale

2018

Tatalović Vorkapić et al. [156]

CSS

203

Croatia

Educators

100%

38.73

10.69

Scale of professional burnout of educators

BFI

2018

Yao et al. [157]

CSS

860

China

Nurses

94.42%

DNA

DNA

MBI-GS

EPQ-RS

2018

Zaninotto et al. [158]

CSS

215

Italy

Mental health professionals

59.1%

46.98

8.09

MBI

TIPI

2018

Bahadori et al. [159]

CSS

308

Iran

Technicians of emergency medical personnel

0%

30

5.43

MBI

NEO-FFI

2019

Brown et al. [160]

CSS

77

Canada and Jamaica

Primary care physicians

79%

DNA

DNA

MBI-HSS

BFI

2019

Castillo-Gualda et al. [62]

CSS

LS

237

59

Spain

Teachers

65.4%

66.10%

44.32

41.12

10.54

9.91

MBI-ES

BFI

2019

De la Fuente-Solana et al. [161]

CSS

96

Spain

Oncology nurses

68.8%

45.5

8.02

MBI

NEO-FFI

2019

De Looff et al. [55]

LS

110

Netherland

Nurses for forensic psychiatric hospitals

59%

35.5

10.0

MBI

NEO-FFI

2019

Farfán et al. [162]

CSS

237

Spain

Workers of State Security Forces and Corps

24.05%

37.72

DNA

MBI-GS

NEO-PI-R

2019

Khedhaouria et al. [163]

CSS

161

France

Senior managers who regularly use ICT

49.61%

39

DNA

SMBM

TIPI

2019

Pérez-Fuentes et al. [17]

CSS

1236

Spain

Nurses

85.5%

31.50

6.18

CBB

BFI-10

2019

Ye et al. [164]

CSS

622

China

HSR drivers

0%

37.2

DNA

2.31

DNA

MBI-GS

BFI

2019

Banasiewicz et al. [165]

CSS

181

Poland

Midwives participating and non-participating in pregnancy terminations

100%

40.79

8.55

OLBI

EPQ-R

2020

Bhowmick et al. [166]

CSS

152

India

Policeman

2%

43.4

9.34

MBI

Big-Five mini markers scale

2020

De Vine et al. [167]

CSS

127

South Africa

Workers

64%

33.21

12.17

MBI-GS

BTI

2020

Dionigi, [168]

CSS

160

Italy

Clown doctors

72,5%

38.63

11.42

MBI

BFI

2020

Farfán et al. [169]

CSS

971

Spain

Workers

56.95%

37.58

DNA

MBI

Mini-IPIP

2020

Liu et al. [170]

CSS

451

China

Employee-supervisor dyads

19.82%

33.16

9.49

MBI-GS

IPIP

2020

Mahoney et al. [171]

CSS

246

USA

Nurse anesthetists

60%

48.03

11.34

OLBI

TIPI

2020

Malka et al. [172]

CSS

311

Israel

Social workers

90%

42.8

8.9

SBM

BFI

2020

Tasic et al. [173]

CSS

302

Serbia

Nursery teachers

100%

38

9.2

MBI-GS

Big Five Plus Two questionnaire-SF

2020

Bianchi et al. [174]

CSS

4394

611

514

France

Spain

Swiss

Teachers

86%

70%

68%

44.78

45.98

44.95

9.35

9.39

10.54

MBI-ES

NEO-FFI

2021

De la Fuente-Solana, Pradas-Hernández, González-Fernández, et al. [175]

CSS

94

Spain

Paediatric nurses

78.7%

43.89

10.50

MBI-HSS

NEO-FFI

2021

De la Fuente‐Solana, Suleiman‐Martos, Velando‐Soriano, et al.,[176]

CSS

150

Spain

Midwives and nurses

78.7%

44.85

11.563

MBI

NEO-FFI

2021

  1. ABA Applied Behaviour Analysis; BBI Bergen Burnout Indicator; BCI Basic Character Inventory; BFI, Big Five Inventory; BFQ, Big Five Questionnaire; BIP, Batterer Intervention Program; BM, Burnout Measure; BTI, Basic Traits Inventory; CBB, Brief Burnout Questionnaire; COPAS, Comprehensive Personality and Affect Scales; CSS, Cross-sectional study; DNA, Data Not Available; EPI, Eysenck Personality Inventory; EPQ-R, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised; EPQ-RS, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised Short Scale; EPQ, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire; FFPI, Five-Factor Personality Inventory; FPI, Freiburg Personality Inventory; ICT, Information and Communication Technologies; ICU, Intensive Care Unit; IPIP, International Personality Item Pool; IT, information technology; LS, Longitudinal study; M, Mean; MBI-ES, Maslach Burnout Inventory-Educators Survey; MBI-GS, Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey; MBI-HSS, Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey; MBI, Maslach Burnout Inventory; MRS, Minimal Redundant Scales; NEO-FFI-PI-R, Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Five Factor Inventory Personality Inventory-Revised; NEO-FFI-PI, Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Five Factor Inventory Personality Inventory; NEO-FFI, Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Five-Factor Inventory; NEO-PI, Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Personality Inventory; NEO-PI-R, Neuroticism Extraversion Openness Personality Inventory Revised; OLBI, Oldenburg Burnout Inventory; PCI, Personality Characteristics Inventory; RTC, Residential Treatment Center; SD; Standard Deviation; SF, Short Form; SMBM, Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure; TIPI, Ten-Item Personality Inventory