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Published on: March 7, 2019
The Relationship Between Employee Physical Activity Intensity and Workplace Burnout: A Cross-sectional Study
Brandon Albedry1, Michele W Marenus, Weiyun Chen
1From the School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (M.W.M., W.C.); and Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (B.A.).
Objective:
This study aimed to investigate employees' physical activity (PA) levels and workplace burnout.
Methods:
Participants, employed full-time, recruited through Prolific Academic, completed the Maslach Burnout Inventory and the International Physical Activity Questionnaire.
Results:
An analysis of variance revealed a significant difference in burnout emotional exhaustion ( F (2,516) = 3.55, P = 0.03) and personal accomplishment ( F (2,516) = 4.23, P = 0.02) among three levels of PA groups, but not in burnout depersonalization. The moderate PA group scored significantly lower in burnout emotional exhaustion than the low PA group ( P = 0.025). The low PA group scored significantly lower in the burnout personal accomplishment than the high PA group ( P = 0.02) and the moderate PA group ( P = 0.03).
Conclusions:
Employees engaging in moderate PA showed an effective reduction in their burnout emotional exhaustion and promoted personal accomplishment.
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