Also, years of experience positively added to the prediction, suggesting that both attachment styles and work experiences represent specific factors for burnout. The results of regression analyses showed that confidence in attachment relationships was a significant and negative predictor for emotional exhaustion. Discomfort with closeness, need for approval, and preoccupation with relationships were all positively correlated with emotional exhaustion.

Specifically, confidence in self and others was negatively correlated with emotional exhaustion. However, correlational analysis showed significant associations between MBI and ASQ dimensions. The results showed a low burnout risk for emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation, and lack of personal accomplishment in the sample. The Italian version of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and the Attachment Styles Questionnaire (ASQ) were administered to them. A sample of 108 specialist palliative care practitioners participated in this study. The current study aimed to examine burnout symptoms in a sample of practitioners specialising in palliative care and to investigate the role of attachment styles in these symptoms. Furthermore, there is a paucity of evidence on the prevalence of burnout in the field of palliative care.

However, studies on the relationship between burnout and attachment styles are limited. The psychological features of burnout have been extensively investigated among different healthcare practitioners.

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