Emotional burnout syndrome syndrome in women researchers. The case of the Juárez Autonomous University of Tabasco

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Deneb Elí Magaña Medina
Edith Georgina Surdez Pérez
Norma Aguilar Morales

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The objective was to determine through a qualitative approach the presence of Emotional burnout syndrome EBS); the causes associated to the women researchers who belong to the National System of Researchers in México, at the Juarez Autonomous University of Tabasco and its relationship to the development of his career in research. Semi-structured interviews were applied to 13 women researchers and analysis of the categories was carried out with the selective axial open code method, with the support of the Atlas.ti 6.0 program. The results show evidence of Emotional burnout syndrome associated with multiple functions and workload, depersonalization toward students and reduced sense of personal accomplishment related to various causes including lack of recognition. It is concluded that the researchers do perceive the presence of the EBS generated by multiple functions, which affects their career in research; but is not perceived to be linked to a gender issue, but of a structural nature.

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Magaña Medina, Deneb Elí, Edith Georgina Surdez Pérez, and Norma Aguilar Morales. 2016. “Emotional burnout syndrome syndrome in women researchers. The case of the Juárez Autonomous University of Tabasco”. Vivat Academia. Journal of Communication, no. 136 (September):52-67. https://doi.org/10.15178/va.2016.136.52-67.
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Deneb Elí Magaña Medina, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México

Deneb Eli Medina Magana PhD in Administrative Sciences: Socioeconomic Management from the Universidad Anahuac Mayab. Research Professor, leader of the research group on Management and Organizational Behavior. She is a member of the National System of Researchers of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) to level I, certified teacher in Administrative Informatics by the National Association of Colleges and Schools of Accounting and Management (ANFECA) and profile Accredited by the Professional Development Program for Teachers (PRODEP) of the Secretariat of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education. She can be contacted in the Academic Division of Economics and Administrative Sciences, University Juarez Email: deneb_72@yahoo.com

Edith Georgina Surdez Pérez, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México.

Edith Georgina Surdez Perez PhD in Strategic Management and Policy Development from Anahuac Mayab University. Research professor research group deneb_72@yahoo.com about Management and Organizational Behavior. She is a member of the National System of Researchers of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) to level I, certified teacher in Business Administration from the National Association of Colleges and Schools of Accounting and Management (ANFECA) and Profile Accredited by the Professional Development Program for Teachers (PRODEP) of the Secretariat of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education. You can contact her in the Academic Division of Economics and Administrative Sciences, University Juarez Email: edith.2109@hotmail.com

Norma Aguilar Morales, Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco, México.

Norma Aguilar Morales PhD in Strategic Management and Policy Development from Anahuac Mayab University. Research professor of the research group on Management and Organizational Behavior. She is a member of the National System of Researchers of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT) to level I, certified teacher in Business Administration from the National Association of Colleges and Schools of Accounting and Management (ANFECA) and accredited by the Professional Development Program for Teachers (PRODEP) of the Secretariat of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education. You can contact her in the Academic Division of Economics and Administrative Sciences, University Juarez Email: gialca@hotmail.com

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