The master's thesis ‘The correlation between burnout and attachment styels’ is divided into theoretical and empirical sections. The theoretical section consists of three distinct chapters: attachment styles, stress, and burnout. The significance of attachment styles lies in their ability to demonstrate how individuals approach and manage daily stress. When faced with stress, the body triggers the »fight and flight« response, a mechanism that has evolved to protect against danger. Today, it is necessary to redefine what danger means. Modern threats are often psychological. While stress within normal limits can be healthy, chronic stress occurs when an individual experiences stress daily and the body fails to return to homeostasis, remaining in a prolonged »fight and flight« state. Over time and through various stages, an individual develops chronic stress. If this condition is not stopped, it will lead the individual to burnout. Burnout is a state of exhaustion that can be mental, emotional, or physical. Burnout is the body's signal that it can no longer cope, having depleted all available resources. At various stages, the body signals the need for rest to replenish its reserves of nutrients and energy. Failing to heed these signals may result in physical collapse. In our empirical research, we confirmed a statistically significant negative correlation between burnout and secure attachment. Conversely, we identified a significant positive correlation between burnout and insecure attachments. Our findings substantiate the thesis that individuals with insecure attachment are more susceptible to burnout compared to those with secure attachment.
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