Abstract
Researchers have reported that, for individual workers, low job control is associated with high burnout; however, as yet it is unclear whether this association holds for occupations as well. Whether differences in job control between occupations as assessed by eight expert judges could account for individual-level and occupational-level differences in burnout rates. Data were obtained from 9,503 incumbents of 28 occupations in The Netherlands (M age = 37.9 yr., SD = 8.7; 50% were men). Burnout was measured on the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Occupational-level job control was inversely correlated with burnout, explaining 16% of the variation in occupational-level burnout. Thus, between-occupation differences in job control are some-what systematically related to burnout.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 955-961 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Psychological Reports |
Volume | 97 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Psychology