A Study of Negative Affectivity Influencing the Relationships among Social Support, Stressor of Role and Job Burnout

Abstract

The purposes of this study are to explore whether the negative affectivity correlated with job burnout indirectly though social support or stressor of role, and to examine whether the job autonomy moderated the relationship between stressor of role and job burnout. Data were collected from 449 employees in 20 institutions including 5 public and 15 private organizations. Structural equation modeling was employed to test our hypotheses. Results indicated that both factors of social support and stressor of role would mediate between negative affectivity and job burnout. This study also indicated that the factor of job autonomy would reduce the influence of stressor of role on job burnout. Implications of these findings for management practice and future research are discussed.