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Peer reviewedMaher, Ellen L. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1983
Reviews literature about symptoms and causes of burnout. Most offer little theoretical foundation but assume an energy scarcity model. Offers an alternative model based on the assumption that energy is highly expendable. Marks (1977) argues that the critical variable is commitment, enhanced by loyalty, enjoyment and rewards. (Author/JAC)
Descriptors: Burnout, Energy, Etiology, Human Services
