ABSTRACT
Background: Burnout syndrome among professionals across various occupations has been an escalating concern globally. There has been little investigation on the prevalence of burnout among academic staff in universities, role of self-efficacy on burnout and influence of burnout and self-efficacy on the quality of life of this population. This study aimed to determine the relationship between Burnout, self-efficacy, and Quality of life among Academic Staff in University of Benin. Methods: Clustered sampling technique was used to recruit lecturers from various faculties and departments in the University of Benin. 330 participants were selected for this study. Maslach burnout inventory, WHOQOL-BREF, General Self efficacy scale questionnaires as well as a proforma were used to obtain data from participants. Frequency, percentages, mean, and standard deviation were used to summarize the data. Spearman rho correlation was used to determine the relationship between variables. Alpha level was 0.05. Results: Prevalence of burnout in this study was 64.2% for emotional exhaustion, 75.2% for depersonalization and 89.7% for reduced feelings of personal accomplishment. Respondents had mean scores of 52.15, 66.67, 67.41 and 54.72 respectively for the WHOQOL-BREF domains of physical health, psychological health, social relationships and environment. Self efficacy score among the respondents was 32.23. There was significant relationship between depersonalization (r = -0.149, p = 0.007), reduced feeling of personal accomplishment (r = 0.265, p < 0.001) and self-efficacy. Self-efficacy and burnout syndrome were also significantly correlated with the domains of quality of life. Conclusion: There is a high level of burnout among academic Staff in the University of Benin, as well as moderate quality of life and high self-efficacy. Burnout had significant negative relationships with quality of life and self-efficacy among the academic staff members. Keywords: Burnout, Self-efficacy, Quality of life, Academic staff, University
