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Petroleum-sector employees may be especially vulnerable owing to demanding schedules, safety-critical work, long commutes, and high performance expectations, yet evidence from Kuwait's petroleum sector is limited.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To examine the prevalence and pattern of burnout among employees of Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC) and to explore employees\u2019 perspectives on contributors to burnout, organizational support, and coping.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was used. In the quantitative phase, a cross-sectional electronic survey using a study-specific, four-domain Occupational Burnout Survey (depletion, overwhelm, apathy, alienation) was completed by 1053 employees. Non-parametric tests (Mann\u2013Whitney U, Kruskal\u2013Wallis) with effect sizes and multiple linear regression were used. In the qualitative phase, nine purposively selected employees completed semi-structured interviews analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Overall burnout was generally low (median 0.8; IQR 0.31\u20131.45), with depletion and alienation most prominent. Employment type, job satisfaction, marital status, health status, and work function were independently associated with overall burnout (adjusted R\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.313). Four themes contextualized these findings: work\u2013life balance strain, uneven organizational support, active coping and recovery, and frustration with limited growth opportunities.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Although organizational burnout was low, a meaningful subgroup reported depletion and alienation. Prevention should target workload and recovery, supportive leadership, and career development. 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