0 If a fire burns out, it stops producing flames because nothing remains that can burn.
1 If something such as a motor burns out, it stops working because of damage from heat:
2 extreme tiredness usually caused by working too much:
employees complaining of/suffering burn-out
3 if something such as a machine burns out, it stops working because of damage from heat:
4 to become too tired or unable to work, because of working too hard:
The unexpected positive correlations found between equality in division of in-home roles and burn-out among husbands are also noteworthy.
On the whole, wives reported a higher level of burn-out and a lower level of marital satisfaction than did their husbands.
Surprisingly, equality in the performance of in-home roles correlated positively with burn-out among husbands.
Figure 1 indicates that in general, levels of burn-out reported by husbands and wives were relatively low.
Notably, the husbands reported a higher level of satisfaction and a lower level of burn-out than wives.
In addition, an interaction was found for wives' perceptions of equality in power relations and their husbands' level of burn-out.
Negative correlations were found between equality in family roles and burn-out among both husbands and wives.
Notably, inequality in this area may arouse feelings of neglect and create tensions that ultimately exacerbate burn-out and reduce marital satisfaction.
