Response to "From a polemic paradox to a proper perspective of job burnout and job satisfaction

Authors

Eric Laurent, Université Bourgogne - Franche-ComtéFollow
Irvin Sam Schonfeld, CUNY Graduate CenterFollow
Renzo Bianchi, Université de NeuchâtelFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-2019

Abstract

Juárez García and colleagues considered that “part of the conceptual and empirical problem of burnout is that many researchers force it into a biomedical disease model despite its being a psychosocial one.” Problematically, these authors’ scholastic argument a priori excludes biological or bodily factors from psychological conceptualizations. Scientists usually face considerable difficulties when trying to describe complex processes. If the understanding of biological processes sheds light on the complex processes that bear on burnout, then there is no reason to exclude research on those processes.

Comments

This work was originally published in the Journal of Neurosurgery, available at DOI: 10.3171/2018.11.JNS183030