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Exploring the doodle toolkit for burnout intervention among grassroots employees in one Chinese state-owned enterprise

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  • Bicheng Wang

    (City University of Macau)

  • Kerun Li

    (City University of Macau)

  • Ziwei Lin

    (University of the Arts London)

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Burnout significantly impacts employee well-being and organisational efficiency, particularly in high-intensity and rigid environments such as Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs). This study examined a novel intervention that combined cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and doodle theory to mitigate burnout among grassroots employees in Chinese SOEs. Over two years, the Happy Doodle Toolkit (HDT) was developed through the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and co-design methods. A four-week field experiment involving 38 participants measured outcomes using the Maslach Burnout Inventory–General Survey and collected 152 doodle diaries. Mean scores demonstrated significant improvements in burnout inventory measures, including emotional exhaustion (ΔM = −0.38), cynicism (ΔM = −0.25), and professional efficacy (ΔM = +0.27), all p

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  • Bicheng Wang & Kerun Li & Ziwei Lin, 2025. "Exploring the doodle toolkit for burnout intervention among grassroots employees in one Chinese state-owned enterprise," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 12(1), pages 1-17, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palcom:v:12:y:2025:i:1:d:10.1057_s41599-025-05644-8
    DOI: 10.1057/s41599-025-05644-8
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