ABSTRACT
Even if the conclusion must be clearly provisional, mounting evidence implies that burnout is a cross-national and perhaps a cross-cultural disease, as this brief survey illustrates under two broad headings. Under a generic rubric, a variety of perspectives and ways of estimating burnout are marshaled to support this general conclusion. Under a model-specific rubric, research with the “phases of burnout” using a single operational definition also supports the present conclusion that burnout is not strictly culture-bounded.
