2019 APA Wellbeing Self-Assessment 2.0

  • APA Well-Being Self-Assessment 2.0

  • INTRODUCTION

    Welcome to the APA Well-Being Self-Assessment 2.0. We’re glad you’re visiting.

    This survey is designed for all psychiatrists and includes questions about your background and identifications, as well as the climate of your workplace.  We hope to learn more about well-being and burnout among psychiatrists in general and among minority and underrepresented psychiatrists, specifically. 

    We know a lot about burnout, but we don’t know much about the rates or causes of burnout in minority and underrepresented psychiatrists. If you belong to one or more minority or underrepresented groups -- for example, if you are a woman, belong to a racial or ethnic minority, are an international medical graduate, identify as LGBTQ+ or belong to another group -- your voice may not have been heard in this national conversation. 

    Understanding more about this question and developing potential strategies to address it are important for the field of psychiatry, and for all of us in it.  Our preliminary discussions with APA stakeholders, including many minority and underrepresented psychiatrist leaders, have guided the creation of this survey. 

    The data you provide will be anonymous and will be aggregated to assist APA in creating a strategic plan to address these issues.  The APA Institutional Review Board approved this study and provided a waiver of both written and verbal consent.

    This portal includes an assessment tool and links to the APA resources on well-being and burnout.  If you conclude that you are dealing with burnout and/or depression, you are not alone, and there are things you can do to enhance your well-being.

    We look forward to working together as a community to enhance our well-being and professional satisfaction.

  • Terms of Use

  • About Me

  • What is your assigned birth sex?*
  • What is your gender/gender identity?*

  • What is your racial/ethnic identity? (If you are of a multi-racial / multi-ethnic / multi-cultural identity, mark all that apply)*

  • Which term best describes your sexual orientation?*

  • Do you have substantial parenting or caregiving responsibility for any of the following people? (Mark all that apply)*

  • Are/were you a member of the U.S. armed forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard)?*
  • Are you an international medical graduate?*
  • Are you an APA member?*
  • Work Setting*

  • I control my own work schedule*
  • Work Schedule*

  • Is this your first time taking an APA Well-being Self-Assessment?*

  • Oldenburg Burnout Inventory

    Below you will find a series of statements with which you may agree or disagree. Using the provided scale, please indicate the degree of your agreement by selecting the number that corresponds with each statement.
  • 1. I always find new and interesting aspects in my work.*
  • 2. There are days when I feel tired before I arrive at work.*
  • 3. It happens more and more often that I talk about my work in a negative way.*
  • 4. After work, I tend to need more time than in the past in order to relax and feel better.*
  • 5. I can tolerate the pressure of my work very well.*
  • 6. Lately, I tend to think less at work and do my job almost mechanically.*
  • 7. I find my work to be a positive challenge.*
  • 8. During my work, I often feel emotionally drained.*
  • 9. Over time, one can become disconnected from this type of work.*
  • 10. After working, I have enough energy for my leisure activities.*
  • 11. Sometimes I feel sickened by my work tasks.*
  • 12. After my work, I usually feel worn out and weary.*
  • 13. This is the only type of work that I can imagine myself doing.*
  • 14. Usually I can manage the amount of my work well.*
  • 15. I feel more and more engaged in my work.*
  • 16. When I work, I usually feel energized.*

  • Thank you for completing the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory. We will show you your score in a moment, but first complete the PHQ-9 below.

  • PHQ-9

    Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?
  • 1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things*
  • 2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless*
  • 3. Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much*
  • 4. Feeling tired or having little energy*
  • 5. Poor appetite or overeating*
  • 6. Feeling bad about yourself or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down*
  • 7. Trouble concentrating on things such as reading the newspaper or watching television*
  • 8. Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. Or the opposite- being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual*
  • 9.Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way*

  • Discriminatory Climate and Behaviors Survey

  • 1. Using a scale of 1-5, please rate the overall climate at your workplace on the following dimensions: 

    (Note: As an example, for the first item, “Positive for persons with disabilities—Negative for persons with disabilities,” 1=very positive, 2=somewhat positive, 3=neither positive nor negative, 4=somewhat negative, and 5=very negative)

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  • 2. Using a scale of 1-5, please rate if you have personally experienced discrimination at your workplace based on the following factors:

    (Note: As an example, for the first item, “discrimination on the basis of having a disability,” 1=no discrimination, 2=rare discrimination, 3=mild discrimination, 4=moderate discrimination, and 5=severe discrimination)

    If an item is not applicable to you, please select N/A.

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  • 3. Have you ever experienced any of the following forms of discrimination at your workplace? (Mark all that apply)
  • 4. Please identify the three workplace changes that would be most important to you to address burnout and depression. (Select up to three)

  • Work and Family Conflict Scale

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  • Three-Item Loneliness Scale

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