Overcoming Burnout in Modern Society: Strategies for Enhancing Well-Being, Finding Support, and Redefining Success in the Workplace and Beyond
A special issue of Societies (ISSN 2075-4698).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2026 | Viewed by 44
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue of Societies is intended to explore burnout as experienced across various occupational contexts and its impacts on individuals’ mental, emotional, physical, and social well-being. Burnout is recognized as an occupational phenomenon characterized by emotional and physical exhaustion, cynicism, and reduced effectiveness. Burnout negatively impacts workers by decreasing productivity, increasing job turnover, and lowering job satisfaction, among other consequences. In this issue, burnout is not framed as an individual dilemma, but rather as a social problem. In modern society, workers increasingly feel compelled to achieve, optimize, and produce. Society is fueled by high workplace demands, a culture of busyness, and technology that promotes an always-on mentality. In response to these shifts, this Special Issue seeks contributors from various fields to provide a multidisciplinary perspective on overcoming burnout, including but not limited to strategies for enhancing well-being, finding support and resources, managing self-care, and redefining and reclaiming the concept of success in the workplace and other contexts.
Contributions have to follow one of the three categories of papers (article, conceptual paper, or review) of the journal and address the topic of the Special Issue.
Abstract Submission Deadline: 15th March 2026.
Full Paper Submission Deadline: 15th July 2026.
Dr. Yvonne Thai
Dr. Thomas Frederick
Dr. Scott Dunbar
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- burnout
- occupational stress
- workplace stressors
- job demands
- burnout
- prevention
- burnout intervention
- burnout strategies
- modern workplace
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