Emotional exhaustion

Emotional exhaustion is symptom of burnout,^[1] a chronic state of physical and emotional depletion that results from excessive work or personal demands, or continuous stress.^[2] It describes a feeling of being emotionally overextended and exhausted by one's work. It is manifested by both physical fatigue and a sense of feeling psychologically and emotionally "drained".^[3]

^ Maslach, Christina; Leiter, Michael P. (June 2016). "Understanding the burnout experience: recent research and its implications for psychiatry". World Psychiatry. 15 (2): 103–111. doi:10.1002/wps.20311. PMC 4911781. PMID 27265691.
^ Wright TA, Cropanzano R (June 1998). "Emotional exhaustion as a predictor of job performance and voluntary turnover". J Appl Psychol. 83 (3): 486–93. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.83.3.486. PMID 9648526.
^ Zohar D. (1997). "Predicting burnout with a hassle-based measure of role demands". Journal of Organizational Behavior. 18 (2): 101–115. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199703)18:2<101::AID-JOB788>3.0.CO;2-Y. JSTOR 3100244.

[1] Maslach, Christina; Leiter, Michael P. (June 2016). "Understanding the burnout experience: recent research and its implications for psychiatry". World Psychiatry. 15 (2): 103–111. doi:10.1002/wps.20311. PMC 4911781. PMID 27265691.

[Wright98-2] Wright TA, Cropanzano R (June 1998). "Emotional exhaustion as a predictor of job performance and voluntary turnover". J Appl Psychol. 83 (3): 486–93. doi:10.1037/0021-9010.83.3.486. PMID 9648526.

[3] Zohar D. (1997). "Predicting burnout with a hassle-based measure of role demands". Journal of Organizational Behavior. 18 (2): 101–115. doi:10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199703)18:2<101::AID-JOB788>3.0.CO;2-Y. JSTOR 3100244.

[1]

[2]

[3]