Abstract
Effects of job stressors and irrational beliefs on three symptoms of burnout, emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduces personal accomplishment were investigated in nurses. Nurses working at twogeneral hospitals (n = 389) completed the Nursing Job Stressor Scale, the Japanese Irrational Belief Test－20, and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. The results of a hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that both job stressors and irrational beliefs affected emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, but only irrational beliefs affected reduces personal accomplishment. These findings suggest that preventing burnout in nurses is important not only for improving the work environment in hospitals, but also for modifying the irrational beliefs of nurses.
