The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of emotional labor and
self-determination on burnout among care social service providers by the types of
business. For that purpose, the study collected data from 302 care social service providers
at Busan Care Social Service Center and conducted hierarchical regression analysis. The
findings were as follows: first, there were significant differences in emotional labor,
burnout level and self-determination among the providers by the businesses. Secondly,
personal assistants for the disabled recorded a relatively high level of self-determination
and emotional labor. Thirdly, hospital caregivers recorded the highest burnout level.
Finally, the investigator analyzed the effects of self-determination on burnout, finding that
the explanatory power rising from 10.0% to 45.9%, which raises a need for research on
self-determination as an important variable of burnout. Based on the results above, the
implications for future research are suggested.