PENGARUH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TERHADAP BURNOUT PADA KARYAWAN USAHA MIKRO, KECIL DAN MENENGAH

Stress is seen as a major problem for individuals in a highly competitive environment. It is undeniable that stress can affect a person's physical health and reduce work productivity. Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 in Indonesia, and the speed at which the Corona Covid-19 virus has spread has had a major impact on the sustainability of the economy in Indonesia, including with business actors, both micro, small and medium enterprises. Burnout can have an impact on yourself, such as feeling like a failure and unproductive. With the existence of emotional intelligence, individuals have self-control to be able to control themselves so as not to be affected by excessive workload so that it can prevent the employee from experiencing burnout. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of emotional intelligence on burnout in employees of micro, small and medium enterprises. This study uses a non-experimental quantitative approach with correlational research. The number of samples in this study were 113 employees of micro, small and medium enterprises using purposive sampling technique. This study uses the Emotional Intelligence scale instrument and The Maslach-Trisni Burnout Inventory. This study uses simple linear regression. The results of the study explain that there is a positive influence (B = 0.522; p = 0.001) that the effect of emotional intelligence on burnout is 27.2%.