The relationship between personality and burnout: exploring the mediating role of perceived social support
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2025-07-08
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality, perceived social support, and burnout. By building on the JD-R model, the aim was to explore how personal resources may influence the availability of job resources, which in turn triggers either the motivational or health impairment mechanism and might lead to higher or lower levels of burnout. We used the data from 364 workers in The Netherlands participating in the Healthy Brain Study. The results show that some personality dimensions, like extraversion and conscientiousness, have negative relationships with burnout, while neuroticism have a positive relationship with burnout. Moreover, perceived social support did play a mediating role in the relationships between some personality dimensions and burnout. This provides implications for theory by extending the JD-R model by including the role of personal resources and emphasizing perceived social support as a mediator in the relationship between personality and burnout. Future research should apply and test the JDR-theory by incorporating demands, additional resources, and mediators. The practical implications suggest that organizations should consider personality traits and age when developing burnout prevention strategies. Ensuring a visibly supportive work environments can also enhance perceived social support.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen