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Exploring the Associations between Perceived Organizational Support and Job Burnout among Chinese Academic Journal Editors: A Moderated Mediation Model

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  • Xiaoyan Yu

    (Editorial Office of Modern Education Journal, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
    Authors are equally contributed to this work.)

  • Shiyong Wu

    (South China Vocational Education Research Centre, South China Normal University, Foshan 528225, China)

  • Wei Chen

    (School of Education, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516000, China)

  • Wen Zheng

    (School of Education, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516000, China
    Authors are equally contributed to this work.)

  • Mingxi Huang

    (School of Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
    Authors are equally contributed to this work.)

  • Lei Yang

    (School of Vocational Educational Teacher, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou 510665, China
    Authors are equally contributed to this work.)

  • Shuyi Zhou

    (Faculty of Foreign Language, Dongguan Science & Technology School, Dongguan 523470, China
    Authors are equally contributed to this work.)

Abstract

Background: Job burnout (JB) has become a prevalent emotional and psychological syndrome across diverse contexts, especially in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived organizational support (POS), job satisfaction (JS), self-efficacy (SE), and JB, alongside their mechanism of interplay. Methods: We took 210 Chinese academic journal editors as the research participants and designed a moderated mediation model to examine the posited construct. All the data were gathered online and analyzed with the statistical software SPSS and SmartPLS. Results: The participants comprised 117 women (55.71%) and 93 men (44.29%). There were significant differences among observed variables in age, experience, and title. POS had a significant negative predictive effect on JB (95% CI = −0.43; −0.06). JS mediated the relationship between POS and JB (95% CI = −0.48; −0.11). SE moderated the association between JS and JB (95% CI = 0.04; 0.75) but did not function as a moderator in the relationship between POS and JS (95% CI = −0.01; 0.24). Conclusions: POS, JS, and SE were crucial determinants of JB among Chinese academic journal editors. Targeted interventions should be initiated to diminish editors’ feelings of being unappreciated, inefficient, dissatisfied, and unaccomplished at work.

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  • Xiaoyan Yu & Shiyong Wu & Wei Chen & Wen Zheng & Mingxi Huang & Lei Yang & Shuyi Zhou, 2021. "Exploring the Associations between Perceived Organizational Support and Job Burnout among Chinese Academic Journal Editors: A Moderated Mediation Model," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(22), pages 1-17, November.
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