Motivational Predictors of Job Burnout: Learning Goal Orientation and the Mediating Role of Intrinsic Work Motivation

Author

Zhang, Kai ; Liu, Yonghong ; Yuan, Yingjie

Author_Institution

Sch. of Bus., Renmin Univ. of China, Beijing, China

fYear

2009

fDate

11-13 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This study explores the predictive value of learning goal orientation on employees´ job burnout and its three dimensions and also examines the mediating role in the relationships. 170 employees attended this research. Exploratory hierarchical regression analyses show that learning goal orientation and intrinsic work motivation can significantly predict employees´ job burnout and its each dimension; intrinsic work motivation fully mediates the relationships of learning goal orientation with job burnout and its dimensions. Theoretical and managerial implications are also discussed.

Keywords

employee welfare; human factors; personnel; prediction theory; psychology; regression analysis; employees; hierarchical regression analysis; intrinsic work motivation; job burnout; learning goal orientation; managerial implications; motivational predictors; Employment; Frequency; Human factors; Occupational stress; Organizing; Problem-solving; Psychology; Regression analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering , 2009. ICBBE 2009. 3rd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2901-1

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2902-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICBBE.2009.5163088

Filename

5163088