Purpose: Using the COR (Conservation of Resources; Hobfoll, 1989) theory as a framework, we hypothesized that overcommitment plays a role in the burnout escalation process. We further specified our model by testing a moderation effect of job satisfaction. Specifically, we propose a mediational moderated model in which burnout increases overcommitment, which in its turn leads to an escalation of burnout one month later. We further expected a buffering effect of job satisfaction in the link between overcommitment and burnout at time 2. Design/Methodology: The study was conducted using a longitudinal (time lag: one month) design on all employees of the personnel department of the Autonomous Province of Trento in Italy (longitudinal response rate was 77,48%). To test our hypotheses we used the PROCESS macro (Hayes, 2012), computing a mediational moderated model. Results: Analyses confirmed our hypotheses. Overcommitment increased burnout over time, and job satisfaction moderated the negative impact of this excessive work involvement on employees exhaustion. Limitations: Our study is limited to a small sample of Italian workers employed in the public sector, so more research is necessary to extend our findings to other contexts. Research/Practical Implications: The buffering effect of job satisfaction could represent a compensation effect, that could mask, but not eliminate, the influence of overcommitment on burnout, with possible detrimental effects in the long run. Future research should address this problem. Originality/Value: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to empirically address the moderating effect of job satisfaction in the burnout escalation process.

Avanzi L., Balducci C., Fraccaroli F. (2013). Relationship between overcommitment and burnout: Does job satisfaction play a role?. Munster : Münstersche Informations- und Archivsystem multimedialer Inhalte (miami).

Relationship between overcommitment and burnout: Does job satisfaction play a role?

BALDUCCI, CRISTIAN;
2013

Abstract

Purpose: Using the COR (Conservation of Resources; Hobfoll, 1989) theory as a framework, we hypothesized that overcommitment plays a role in the burnout escalation process. We further specified our model by testing a moderation effect of job satisfaction. Specifically, we propose a mediational moderated model in which burnout increases overcommitment, which in its turn leads to an escalation of burnout one month later. We further expected a buffering effect of job satisfaction in the link between overcommitment and burnout at time 2. Design/Methodology: The study was conducted using a longitudinal (time lag: one month) design on all employees of the personnel department of the Autonomous Province of Trento in Italy (longitudinal response rate was 77,48%). To test our hypotheses we used the PROCESS macro (Hayes, 2012), computing a mediational moderated model. Results: Analyses confirmed our hypotheses. Overcommitment increased burnout over time, and job satisfaction moderated the negative impact of this excessive work involvement on employees exhaustion. Limitations: Our study is limited to a small sample of Italian workers employed in the public sector, so more research is necessary to extend our findings to other contexts. Research/Practical Implications: The buffering effect of job satisfaction could represent a compensation effect, that could mask, but not eliminate, the influence of overcommitment on burnout, with possible detrimental effects in the long run. Future research should address this problem. Originality/Value: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to empirically address the moderating effect of job satisfaction in the burnout escalation process.
2013
Abstract proceedings of the 16th EAWOP Congress 2013
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Avanzi L., Balducci C., Fraccaroli F. (2013). Relationship between overcommitment and burnout: Does job satisfaction play a role?. Munster : Münstersche Informations- und Archivsystem multimedialer Inhalte (miami).
Avanzi L.; Balducci C.; Fraccaroli F.
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