The Impact of Job Motivation and Non-Clinical Depression on Job Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors

Maja Persa, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow

Classification

Empirical Undergraduate

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant distress to many individuals and caused substantial changes in their lives. Anecdotal and statistical evidence indicates decreased job motivation and significant job burnout in most recent years. Based on existing job burnout literature, the current study attempts to expand our understanding of the influence of job motivation on job burnout in relation to depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, different types of job motivation compared to one another to examine their effects on two dimensions of job burnout: exhaustion and disengagement. In addition, non-clinical depression served as a moderator between motivation and job burnout. Results showed higher extrinsic motivation predicting higher burnout in general, but identified motivation was not a significant predictor of burnout. As expected, higher intrinsic motivation predicted lower job burnout. Finally, non-clinical depression moderated the influence of intrinsic motivation on job disengagement but not on job exhaustion.

Faculty Advisor

Dr. April Park

Department/Program

Psychology

Submission Type

in-person poster

DOI

10.58809/VWBJ5368

Date

4-20-2022

Rights

Copyright the Author(s)

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Recommended Citation

Persa, Maja (2022) "The Impact of Job Motivation and Non-Clinical Depression on Job Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic," SACAD: John Heinrichs Scholarly and Creative Activity Days: Vol. 2022, Article 9.
DOI: 10.58809/VWBJ5368
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2022/iss2022/9