Sources of social support and burnout: a meta-analytic test of the conservation of resources model.
The Conservation of Resources (COR) model of burnout (Hobfoll & Freedy, 1993) suggests that resources are differentially related to burnout dimensions. In this paper, I provide a meta-analysis of the social support and burnout literature, finding that social support, as a resource, did not yield different relationships across the 3 burnout dimensions (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment), challenging the COR model. However, when considering the source of the social support (work vs. nonwork) as a moderator, I found that work-related sources of social support, because of their more direct relationship to work demands, were more closely associated with exhaustion than depersonalization or personal accomplishment; the opposite pattern was found with nonwork sources of support. I discuss the implications of this finding in relation to the COR model and suggest future research directions to clarify the relationship between resources and burnout dimensions.
Halbesleben
Jonathon R B
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Department of Health Management and Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA. halbeslebenj@health.missouri.edu
D002055:Burnout, Professional; D006801:Humans; D012944:Social Support; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*