FACTORS AFFECTING JOB BURNOUT AMONG PERSONNEL OF THE JUVENILE AND FAMILY COURTS UNDER THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF REGION II

Abstract

This research aimed to 1) examine the levels of quality of work life and job burnout, 2) compare job burnout according to personal factors, and 3) investigate the relationship and predictive effect of quality of work life on job burnout among personnel of the Juvenile and Family Courts under the Office of the Chief Judge of Region 2. The sample consisted of 142 personnel selected through stratified random sampling. Data were collected using a five-point Likert-scale questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics, including frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, as well as inferential statistics, including the independent-samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient, and multiple regression analysis. The findings revealed that: 1) the overall quality of work life was at a high level (x̄ = 4.06, S.D. = 0.436), whereas the overall level of job burnout was low (x̄ = 1.96, S.D. = 0.718); 2) personal factors, including gender, age, income, marital status, job position, and length of service, did not produce statistically significant differences in job burnout; 3) quality of work life was negatively correlated with job burnout at a low but statistically significant level (r = -0.316, p < .001); and 4) the eight dimensions of quality of work life jointly explained 20.4% of the variance in job burnout (R² = .204). Among these dimensions, only adequate and fair compensation significantly and negatively predicted job burnout (β = -0.320, p = .003).

Keywords: Quality of Working Life, Burnout, Personnel of the Juvenile and Family Courts