Occupational burnout as a consequence of workholism in the context of selected psychological variables – an outline of the problem

The paper raises the question of occupational burnout as a consequence of workaholism. It presents selected results of studies carried out on a Polish sample of flexible workers, relationships between the occupational burnout variable and other psychological variables. The study has been carried out among temporary workers employed by agencies, replacement workers, workers employed under civil law contracts, social economy employees, workers employed under fixed term contracts, part-time workers, teleworkers, seasonal workers and self-employed entrepreneurs or businesspeople, using the Maslach Occupational Burnout Inventory (MBI) – General Survey and the Multidimensional Workaholism Assessment Questionnaire (WKOP) by Malwina Szpitalak.