Boog, Saar van der (2025) The Workload-Burnout Link: Assessing the Moderating Power of Job Autonomy. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Burnout is a significant issue in contemporary high-demand work environments, where it leads to significant negative outcomes such as reduced employee well-being and lower organizational performance. Despite increasing attention to burnout in the literature, strategies to mitigate its effects remain underexplored, particularly with regard to the role of job autonomy. This study examines the relationship between workload and burnout, and tests whether job autonomy moderates this relationship. Based on Karasek’s Demand-Control Model (DCM), we propose that higher workload increases burnout levels and that job autonomy mitigate these effects of high workload on burnout. The current cross-sectional study, consisting of a baseline survey and daily questionnaires administered over a two-week period, was conducted (N = 168, working at least 20 hours a week) across various work industries. The moderation analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between workload and burnout, confirming that higher workloads are associated with increased burnout symptoms. However, results showed that job autonomy did not significantly moderate this relationship. These findings emphasize workload as a key predictor of burnout and suggest that job autonomy alone may not be sufficient to buffer the negative effects of high workload. Future research should investigate other factors that can effectively mitigate burnout, particularly in high-demand work environments. Keywords: burnout, workload, job autonomy, workplace stress, mitigating factors
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Devarakonda, S.K. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jan 2025 13:19 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jan 2025 13:19 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4557 |
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