The Association Between Gratitude, Perceived Stress, and Burnout Among Firefighters in Jakarta

Abstract

Perceived stress and burnout are often found in workers who have heavy jobs, one of which is a firefighter. Perceived stress and burnout could disrupt physical health. Firefighters should have good physical health because their work is quite tough, therefore to maintain physical health, firefighters could overcome the perceived stress and burnout through gratitude. This study aims to see the association between gratitude, perceived stress and burnout among firefighters in Jakarta. The subjects of this study were firefighters in East Jakarta. This research was conducted in August 2020. Participation in this study was conducted on 75 people. The method used in this research is a quantitative method using linear correlation techniques. The results of the study found that there was no relationship between gratitude, perceived stress and burnout in firefighters in East Jakarta.