@article{769, keywords = {Burnout, Stress, locus of control, Prison}, author = {José Buendía Vidal and Antonio Riquelme Marín}, title = {Burnout, stress factors, and locus of control in a group of prison guards}, abstract = {The relationship between burnout, stress factors and locus of control are being studied in a group of 85 prison guards. Among the assessment instruments, the following were applied: The Maslach Burnout Inventory, (Maslach and Jackson, 1981), the Rotter s Locus of Control Scale, (Rotter, 1954), and a questionnaire developed to evaluate the source s of work stress in a prison context. Results indicate a greater predictive capacity of stress factors concerning emotional exhaustion, and a bigger predisposition to exhaustion in people with an external locus of control.}, year = {1995}, journal = {Ansiedad y Estrés}, volume = {1}, number = {2-3}, pages = {195-204}, month = {07/1995}, publisher = {Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés}, issn = {1134-7937}, isbn = {2174-0437}, }