Women's presence in legal education institutions and professions has increased dramatically in the last four decades. Triggered by this workforce shift, the present study extends the emerging research agenda of gender and occupational experience by identifying the correlates and consequences of burnout among public legal officials. Drawing on a sample of 156 prosecutors in a southern state in the U.S. (54 women and 102 men), our gender-specific analyses revealed distinct patterns in occupational conditions predictive of burnout and corresponding coping strategies. Structural stressors, such as heavy workload, were significant predictors of burnout for male prosecutors; whereas, emotional stressors were salient only for females. In response to burnout, males relied on instrumental and externalizing strategies; whereas, female prosecutors were more likely to use internalizing and avoidant methods. Our study adds to the empirical evidence toward establishing effective strategies for managing occupational stressors and burnout among public legal servants.

在过去的四十年里，妇女在法律教育机构和职业中的存在急剧增加。在这种劳动力转变的推动下，本研究通过确定公职人员职业倦怠的相关性和后果，扩展了新兴的性别和职业经验研究议程。以美国南部一个州的 156 名检察官（54 名女性和 102 名男性）为样本，我们针对性别的分析揭示了职业状况预测倦怠的不同模式和相应的应对策略。结构性压力源，例如繁重的工作量，是男性检察官倦怠的重要预测因素；而情绪压力源仅对女性显着。为了应对倦怠，男性依靠工具性和外化策略；然而，女检察官更有可能使用内化和回避的方法。我们的研究增加了经验证据，以建立有效的策略来管理公职人员的职业压力和倦怠。