Job resources and burnout: Work motivation as a moderator
Sarah-Geneviève Trépanier1, Robert J Vallerand2, Julie Ménard2
1Department of Human Resources Management, Business School, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada.
Abstract:
This longitudinal study (T1 n = 399; T2 n = 279) investigated the moderating role of work motivation in the relationship between job resources (control and recognition) and burnout. Overall, job recognition and control resulted in more burnout for employees with poor-quality work motivation (high controlled or low autonomous motivation). These results suggest that poor-quality motivation renders employees more vulnerable to certain resources in their work environment, as these job characteristics stimulate compensatory behaviours (e.g., overinvesting in one's job to boost one's sense of self-worth or to obtain others' approval), leading to energy depletion over time.
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