Work overload, burnout, and psychological ill-health symptoms: a three-wave mediation model of the employee health impairment process

Beer, Leon T. de; Pienaar, Jaco; Rothmann, Sebastiaan

doi:10.1080/10615806.2015.1061123

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“…This result is in alignment with previous studies which found work overload to predict burnout (Bakker & Demerouti, 2007; De Beer et al, 2016). The reality of high workloads and the associated risks causes various challenges for organizations as the current economic climate necessitates a lot of organizations to expect employees to deliver greater outputs with fewer resources (Evenstad, 2015) to ensure the profitability and sustainability of the business.…”

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“…Strong empirical evidence exists in the literature to support the view that excessive job demands are a key predictor of burnout (Alarcon, 2011; Bakker, Demerouti, & Verbeke, 2004; De Beer et al, 2016; Demerouti, Bakker, Nachreiner, & Schaufeli, 2001). Participants viewed change management as a form of job demand and experienced it through a lack of communication, uncertainty about why changes were made, and changes in leadership.…”

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“…Anand and Arora (2009) described employees who are suffering from burnout as being emotionally exhausted, detached from their clients and work (cynicism/depersonalization), and feeling unable to achieve their goals (professional inefficacy). There is strong empirical evidence implicating inordinate job demands as an important predictor of burnout (Alarcon, 2011; De Beer, Pienaar, & Rothmann Jr., 2016; Lee & Ashforth, 1996). …”

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“…While the motivational process indicates that job resources lead to organizational commitment via work engagement (De Beer et al, 2012; Schaufel & Bakker, 2004), the health-impairment process holds that high job demands (e.g., workload and emotional demands) drain employees’ mental and physical resources, leading to the depletion of energy (Bakker & Demerouti, 2007), and also to psychological and physical health problems (Bakker et al, 2014; De Beer et al, 2016). For the purposes of the current study, the research focused on the health-impairment process of the JD-R model as a foundation to explore demanding aspects of employees’ lives.…”

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“…The same study also showed an association between work stress and type 2 diabetes (Kvimäki & Kawachi, 2015). Research in South Africa has shown that burnout is linked to self-reported treatment for diabetes, hypertension, and irritable bowel syndrome (De Beer et al, 2016). Therefore, it is clear that there is a link between burnout and health.…”

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Exploring demands from the perspective of employees identified as being at risk of burnout

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Purpose: Burnout has become an occupational health concern. However, little is known about the experiences of individuals identified as being at risk of burnout. This study aimed to address this gap by exploring employees’ experiences of well-being who were identified as burnout risks.Method: Interviews were conducted with 26 employees who agreed to participate in the study. A phenomenological approach was taken, with a case study design as the research strategy.Results: Three major themes were identified: job demands, life demands, and health concerns. It was evident that participants were experiencing demanding conditions in both their work and personal lives, indicating burnout to be a multi-domain phenomenon.Conclusions: Professionals and managers should take note of these results to assist and support employees who are identified as being at risk of burnout.

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The relationships between work intensity, workaholism, burnout, and self‐reported musculoskeletal complaints

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Schaufeli

2019

Hum Ftrs & Erg Mfg Svc

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Technological advances within the work environment have dynamically changed the tools with which work is done and the methods applied for performing it, with a large amount of modern work being fast-paced and sedentary in nature, that is, being done seated in front of a computer screen. This study investigated the relationship between work intensity, workaholism, burnout, and musculoskeletal complaints (MSCs). The results of this study could assist organizations in gaining a clearer understanding of how each of these constructs influences the other, promoting a healthier, and ultimately more productive workforce. A cross-sectional research design was adopted and implemented by means of a survey amongst office employees within a large engineering services organization (n = 398). Structural equation modeling methods were applied to analyze the data. The results revealed that work intensity was positively related to workaholism and that workaholism was, in turn, also positively related to employees' burnout and MSCs. Finally, burnout was also shown to be significantly related to MSCs. Awareness of these phenomena and the promotion of effort recovery is important to obviate the effects on employee health and well-being in the long term.

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Although research on team performance‐prove goal orientation (TPPGO) has flourished, there remains a scarcity of studies investigating its impact on individual performance. Drawing upon transactional stress theory, our study aims to explore the dual nature of the influence exerted by TPPGO on employee creative performance. Employing a multi‐level regression analysis of 369 two‐stage, multi‐source matched questionnaire responses, we find that challenge appraisal serves as a mediator in the relation between TPPGO and creative performance, while threat appraisal acts as a conditional mediator. Furthermore, subjective goal difficulty moderates the effect of TPPGO on both challenge and threat appraisals, thereby transmitting the positive and negative impacts of TPPGO on creative performance, respectively. Our findings contribute to the existing research by enriching the understanding of how TPPGO impacts creative performance, including its explanatory mechanisms and boundary conditions. Additionally, this study offers valuable suggestions for managers in setting team goals from a dialectical perspective.

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Work overload, burnout, and psychological ill-health symptoms: a three-wave mediation model of the employee health impairment process

Abstract: The results provided supportive evidence for an "indirect-only" mediation effect, for burnout's causal mediation mechanism in the health impairment process between work overload and psychological ill-health symptoms.

Cited by 69 publications

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Exploring demands from the perspective of employees identified as being at risk of burnout

Exploring demands from the perspective of employees identified as being at risk of burnout

The relationships between work intensity, workaholism, burnout, and self‐reported musculoskeletal complaints

Unraveling the Impact of Team Performance‐Prove Goal Orientation on Employee Creative Performance Through a Transactional Stress Theory Framework

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