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Bored or burning out?

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  • Lotta K. Harju

    (EM - EMLyon Business School)

  • Anahi van Hootegem

    (KU Leuven - Catholic University of Leuven = Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

  • Hans de Witte

    (KU Leuven - Catholic University of Leuven = Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

Abstract

"Boredom and burnout are suggested to develop from opposite conditions: Whereas boredom is associated with low job stressors, burnout is driven by high job stressors. However, little empirical research exists on the relations between different types of stressors and boredom at work vis-à-vis burnout. Moreover, the direction of these relations has not been previously examined. Drawing from control – value theory and the challenge – hindrance stressor framework we used two-wave panel data from 1730 employees to examine cross-lagged relations between two types of job stressors (i.e., workload and red-tape), boredom and burnout. Results of structural equation modelling revealed that both workload and red-tape positively predicted burnout, while only red-tape positively predicted job boredom over the follow-up period. Furthermore, we found that while burnout positively predicted both perceived workload and red-tape, boredom negatively predicted both types of stressors. We also found a positive reciprocal relation between boredom at work and burnout. These results imply that boredom and burnout may have partly distinct antecedents and outcomes, but they may also fuel each other in a way that requires further research. Implications for practice are discussed."

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  • Lotta K. Harju & Anahi van Hootegem & Hans de Witte, 2022. "Bored or burning out?," Post-Print hal-05635783, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05635783
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2022.103807
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