Job burnout of security guards of aviation company
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to focus on a unique population of airport security guards who work for a specific airline and are frequently sent abroad with short advance notice. The current study deals with the job burnout of these employees.
Design/methodology/approach
In total, 100 airport security guards, employees of a specific airline completed the Attachment Style Questionnaire, the Burnout Questionnaire and Demographic Questions.
Findings
Results indicated that the employees with the preoccupied style suffered more burnout than did those with secure and dismissive-avoidant styles. One of the possible explanations is that people with dismissive-avoidant style enjoy these multiple travels which enable them to be uninvolved with people surrounding them.
Research limitations/implications
This study was based mainly on self-report of both the independent and the dependent variables, with all the disadvantages known to self-report methods.
Practical implications
Points for practitioners are: first, it is recommended to use a selection tool for airport security guards in line with the results of this study; and second, people with avoidance attachment style should potentially be suitable employees for short and multiple travel abroad.
Originality/value
Theoretically, this study contributes a new perspective of the Job Demands-Resources model, that is, the notion that in certain jobs and in specific situations (job demands) insecure attachment style may serve as a job resource rather than as an obstacle.
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Citation
Rosenbloom, T., Malka, Y. and Israel, S. (2016), "Job burnout of security guards of aviation company", Personnel Review, Vol. 45 No. 3, pp. 557-568. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-07-2014-0161
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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