Exploring the Associations between Perceived Organizational Support and Job Burnout among Chinese Academic Journal Editors: A Moderated Mediation Model

Xiaoyan Yu, Shiyong Wu, Wei Chen, Wen Zheng, Mingxi Huang, Lei Yang and Shuyi Zhou
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Xiaoyan Yu: Editorial Office of Modern Education Journal, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Shiyong Wu: South China Vocational Education Research Centre, South China Normal University, Foshan 528225, China
Wei Chen: School of Education, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516000, China
Wen Zheng: School of Education, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516000, China
Mingxi Huang: School of Education, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
Lei Yang: School of Vocational Educational Teacher, Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou 510665, China
Shuyi Zhou: Faculty of Foreign Language, Dongguan Science & Technology School, Dongguan 523470, China

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 22, 1-17

Abstract: Background: Job burnout (JB) has become a prevalent emotional and psychological syndrome across diverse contexts, especially in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to examine the relationship between perceived organizational support (POS), job satisfaction (JS), self-efficacy (SE), and JB, alongside their mechanism of interplay. Methods: We took 210 Chinese academic journal editors as the research participants and designed a moderated mediation model to examine the posited construct. All the data were gathered online and analyzed with the statistical software SPSS and SmartPLS. Results: The participants comprised 117 women (55.71%) and 93 men (44.29%). There were significant differences among observed variables in age, experience, and title. POS had a significant negative predictive effect on JB (95% CI = −0.43; −0.06). JS mediated the relationship between POS and JB (95% CI = −0.48; −0.11). SE moderated the association between JS and JB (95% CI = 0.04; 0.75) but did not function as a moderator in the relationship between POS and JS (95% CI = −0.01; 0.24). Conclusions: POS, JS, and SE were crucial determinants of JB among Chinese academic journal editors. Targeted interventions should be initiated to diminish editors’ feelings of being unappreciated, inefficient, dissatisfied, and unaccomplished at work.

Keywords: perceived organizational support; job burnout; job satisfaction; self-efficacy; Chinese academic journal editors; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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