Association between Social Capital with Occupational Stress and Burnout among the Staff of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2016

Background: Occupational burnout has numerous psychological consequences affecting social capital. Similarly, social capital is one of the most important factors affecting occupational burnout. Thus, the present study is conducted to investigate the relationship between social capital with occupational stress and burnout among the staff of Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive-correlational study done in 2016, 156 subjects were selected based on the inclusion criteria through a random sampling method. For data collection, the researchers applied Vilanova and Chosa s Social Capital Questionnaire, Occupational Stress Questionnaire (provided by HSE), and Occupational Burnout Questionnaire (Maslach, 1981). The data were analyzed using Pearson s Correlation Coefficient and Regression Test. Results: The study indicated that, there was no link between social capital with occupational stress and burnout by demographic characteristics except experience. The results indicated that social capital had a significant negative association (0.01) with occupational stress and burnout. Moreover, a significant negative association (0.01) was observed between the aspects of social capital and occupational burnout. Conclusion: The results showed that social capital had a significant and negative association with occupational stress and burnout; occupational stress and burnout can predict the social capital of staff.