Occupational burnout in the context of "Psychosocial hazard"

An occupational injury is bodily damage resulting from working. The most common organs involved are the spine, hands, the head, lungs, eyes, skeleton, and skin. Occupational injuries can result from exposure to occupational hazards (physical, chemical, biological, or psychosocial), such as temperature, noise, insect or animal bites, blood-borne pathogens, aerosols, hazardous chemicals, radiation, and occupational burnout.

While many prevention methods are set in place, injuries may still occur due to poor ergonomics, manual handling of heavy loads, misuse or failure of equipment, exposure to general hazards, and inadequate safety training.

Work–family conflict is a concept in psychology, industrial and organizational psychology, and occupational health psychology that studies how competing demands between work and family responsibilities create tension and measurably impact mental health, productivity, and family dynamics. The concept emerged as industrialization shifted paid work out of the household, reshaping expectations at the work-life interface. Work–family conflict has been associated with increased occupational burnout, job stress, poorer health, and diminished organizational commitment and job performance.

Christina Maslach (born January 21, 1946) is an American social psychologist and professor emerita of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, known for her research on occupational burnout. She is a co-author of the Maslach Burnout Inventory and Areas of Worklife Survey. Early in her professional career, Maslach was instrumental in stopping the Stanford prison experiment. In 1997, she was awarded the U.S. Professor of the Year.