Resource of copying strategies in the prevention of professional burnout of engineering specialists

Abstract

The paper provides an analytical review of research on the problem of resources and risks of coping strategies in overcoming emerging professional difficulties. The issues of determining the professional burnout of engineering specialists in modern conditions are considered. The content of the ideas of students and engineering specialists about the determinants and manifestations of emotional burnout of specialists in a situation of uncertainty has been revealed and systematized. The reasons for professional burnout related to the specifics of engineers' work are described, due to the density of innovative technologies, high responsibility for product quality, limited duration of professional projects, a clear system of work process control, and increased complexity of production tasks. The article presents the main results of an empirical study of professional burnout of engineering specialists, which prevent success in solving complex professional tasks. The specifics of the choice of coping strategies by engineering specialists with different professional burnout status are shown. The resources of constructive coping strategies in the prevention of professional burnout of specialists in the context of social and professional challenges of our time are highlighted and described. The results of a comparative analysis of the profile of preferred coping strategies by socialists with low and high levels of professional burnout are presented. A model of psychological prevention of emotional burnout of engineering specialists as a subject of professional activity is described.