WORKAHOLISM, BURNOUT AND MENTAL WELL-BEING: A COMPARATIVE STUDY AMONG PROFESSIONALS FROM MENTAL HEALTH AND NON- MENTAL HEALTH BACKGROUND

Abstract

The current study aimed to investigate and compare the level of workaholism, burnout, and mental well-being among working professionals from mental health and non-mental health backgrounds. In this study, 80 working professionals participated. Random, stratified, and snowball sampling were the techniques used for the samples. The age range of the participants was 18 to 59. The sample consists of professionals from mental health and non-mental health backgrounds. The findings indicate that mental health professionals had greater rates of workaholism and burnout than their non-mental health counterparts, as well as worse levels of mental well-being. Overall, the study emphasises the complexities of the factors that influence work-related well-being, as well as the importance of personalised interventions to encourage healthy work practices.