Work-Life Balance, Self-Compassion, dan Burnout pada Psikolog: Studi Literatur
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https://doi.org/10.29313/bcsps.v6i2.25364Keywords:
Work-Life Balance, Burnout, Self-Compassion, PsikologAbstract
Abstract. Psychologists work involves intense and sustained emotional engagement with clients, placing them at considerable risk of Burnout. This article presents a narrative literature review synthesizing three interrelated constructs relevant to this issue: Burnout, Work-Life Balance, and Self-Compassion. Anchored in the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) framework, the review discusses how an imbalance between professional and personal life can function as a job demand that gradually depletes psychological resources, while Self-Compassion is examined as a personal resource that may buffer this depletion process. Sources were drawn from SINTA-accredited and Scopus-indexed journals, primarily published between 1974 and 2025. The review concludes that both Work-Life Balance and Self-Compassion are theoretically and empirically connected to Burnout, and proposes a conceptual framework together with four theoretical propositions positioning Self-Compassion as a potential psychological mechanism linking Work-Life Balance to Burnout among psychologists. This synthesis is intended as a conceptual foundation for further empirical testing on the psychologist population in Indonesia.
Abstrak. Pekerjaan psikolog menuntut keterlibatan emosional yang intens dan berkelanjutan terhadap klien, sehingga menempatkan mereka pada risiko Burnout yang cukup besar. Artikel ini menyajikan tinjauan literatur naratif yang mensintesis tiga konsep yang saling berkaitan dengan isu tersebut, yaitu Burnout, Work-Life Balance, dan Self-Compassion. Berpijak pada kerangka Job Demands-Resources (JD-R), tinjauan ini membahas bagaimana ketidakseimbangan antara kehidupan profesional dan pribadi dapat berfungsi sebagai job demand yang secara bertahap menguras sumber daya psikologis, sementara Self-Compassion ditelaah sebagai personal resource yang berpotensi meredam proses pengurasan tersebut. Sumber literatur dihimpun dari jurnal terakreditasi SINTA dan terindeks Scopus, terutama yang terbit pada rentang tahun 1974 hingga 2025. Tinjauan ini menyimpulkan bahwa Work-Life Balance dan Self-Compassion sama-sama berkaitan secara teoretis maupun empiris dengan Burnout, serta mengajukan kerangka konseptual beserta empat proposisi teoretis yang menempatkan Self-Compassion sebagai kemungkinan mekanisme psikologis penghubung antara Work-Life Balance dan Burnout pada psikolog. Sintesis ini disusun sebagai landasan konseptual bagi pengujian empiris lebih lanjut pada populasi psikolog di Indonesia.
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