The relationship between big five personality factors with burnout :: A Study in PT PTN (Persero) Nusa Tenggara Barat Region

DAMAYANTI, Sari Indah, Djamaludin Ancok, Prof., Dr

2010 | Tesis | S2 Magister Manajemen

Penelitian yang dilakukan pada 98 orang pemimpin di PLN NTB ini meneliti tentang hubungan antara burnout yang diukur oleh Maslach Burnout Inventory (C. Maslach, S. E. Jackson, & M. P. Leiter, 1996) dan Big Five Personality Factors (Digman, 1990; John, 1990; McCrae, 1992; McCrae and Costa, 1984): extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience. Hasil dari analisa Multiple Regression menggunakan SPSS 13 menunjukkan bahwa (a) Ada hubungan negatif antara extraversion dan burnout. Extraversion adalah variable yang signifikan untuk memprediksi burnout. (b) Ada hubungan negatif antara agreeableness dan burnout. Agreeableness adalah variable yang signifikan untuk memprediksi burnout. (c) Ada hubungan positif antara conscientiousness dan burnout. Conscientiousness adalah variable yang signifikan untuk memprediksi burnout. (d) Ada hubungan negatif antara neuroticism dan burnout. Neuroticism adalah variable yang signifikan untuk memprediksi burnout. (e) Ada hubungan negatif antara openness to experience dan burnout. Openness to experience adalah variable yang tidak signifikan untuk memprediksi burnout. Sehingga penelitian menemukan bahwa beberapa factor personality dapat menyebabkan burnout pada pemimpinpeminpin di PLN NTB, dan disarankan agar mempertimbangkan tentang factor ini ketika memilih seorang pemimpin.

In the present study of 98 leaders of PLN NTB, the researcher examined the relationship between burnout as measured by the Maslach Burnout Inventory (C. Maslach, S. E. Jackson, & M. P. Leiter, 1996) and the Big Five Personality Factors (Digman, 1990; John, 1990; McCrae, 1992; McCrae & Costa, 1984): extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and openness to experience. The results of the multiple regression analyses by using SPSS 13 showed that (a) There is a negative relationship between extraversion and burnout. Extraversion is a significance variable to predict about burnout. (b) There is a negative relationship between agreeableness and burnout. Agreeableness is a significance variable to predict about burnout. (c) There is a positive relationship between conscientiousness and burnout. Conscientiousness is a significance variable to predict about burnout. (d) There is a negative relationship between neuroticism and burnout. Neuroticism is a significance variable to predict about burnout. (e) There is a negative relationship between openness to experience and burnout. Openness to experience is not a significance variable to predict about burnout. So, the study reveal that some of personality factors can caused burnout to the leaders in PLN NTB, and it suggests to consider about this factors in choosing a leader.

Kata Kunci : Big Five, burnout, PLN