A Study on The Burnout According to Experience of Professional Dancers

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to evaluate dancers' degree of burnout and to help dancers execute their highest potential and achieve self-realization. For these purposes, the following hypotheses were suggested: 1. There will be a significant difference in the degree of psychological burnout depending on the dancers` years of experience in their dance group. 2. There will be a significant difference in the degree of impersonalization depending on the dancers` years of experience in their dance group. 3. There will be a significant difference in the degree of achievement depending on the dancers` years of experience in their dance group. For this study, a total of 100 subjects were selected using a cluster sampling from dancers who were active as of 2008 and 99 subjects were used. SPSS 12.0 for Windows was used to analyze the data of this study. Each hypothesis was tested with a significance level of P<0.5. For significant variables found from one-way ANOVA, Shaffe's post hoc tests were conducted. And SPSS 12.0 for Windows was also used to analyze them. The results of the study are as follows: The difference in emotional exhaustion depending on dancers' years of experience in their dance group was found to be as follows: The emotional exhaustion of dancers with 4-7 years of experience (M=30.66, SD=3.80) was found to be higher than that of dancers with 1-3 years of experience (M=28.14, SD=3.43) and dancers with 8 or more years of experience (M=27.62, SD=3.33); and the difference was found to be statistically significant [F(98)=6.310, p<.01]. Even from Schaffe's post-hoc tests, the burnout of dancers with 4-7 years of experience was found to be higher than that of dancers with 1-3 years of experience, and with 8 or more years of experience. The difference in impersonalization depending on dancers' years of experience in their dance group was found to be as follows: The impersonalization of dancers with 1-3 years of experience (M=33.66, SD=3.80) was found to be higher than that of dancers with 4-7 years of experience (M=28.14, SD=3.43) and dancers with 8 or more years of experience (M=27.62, SD=3.33); and the difference was found to be statistically significant [F(98)=3.689, p<.05]. Even from Schaffe's post-hoc tests, the impersonalization of dancers with 1-3 years of experience was found to be higher than that of dancers with 4-7 years of experience, and with 8 or more years of experience. The difference in personal accomplishments depending on dancers' years of experience in their dance group was found to be as follows: The personal accomplishments of dancers with 1-3 years of experience (M=28.37, SD=3.01) and dancers with 4-7 years of experience (M=28.29, SD=3.05) were found to be higher than that of dancers with 8 or more years of experience (M=27.62, SD=3.33); but the difference was not found to be statistically significant [F(98)=.188, p>.05].