01402nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001200118653001900130653001400149653002800163653001100191100002000202700001700222700001900239245006200258300001200320490000700332520080500339022001401144020001401158       2005                            d  c07/2005bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aBurnout10aSocial support10aImbalance10ainterpersonal conflicts10aNurses1 aP. R. Gil-Monte1 aN. Carretero1 aMª D. Roldán00aInfluence of psychosocial processes on burnout in nursing  a281-2900 v113 aThe purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of social support in the workplace, imbalance and interpersonal conflicts on burnout. The sample consists of 706 nursing professionals. Burnout was estimated by MBI-HSS, social support by a scale of 9 items, imbalance by 5 items and interpersonal conflicts by 6 items. Results indicate that social support, imbalance and interpersonal conflicts were significant predictors of emotional exhaustion. Social support and interpersonal conflicts were significant predictors of personal accomplishment. And emotional exhaustion, interpersonal conflicts and personal accomplishment showed significant influence on depersonalization. Results indicate buffering effects of social support in the relationship between imbalance and the emotional exhaustion.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437