Not if, but how they differ: a meta-analytic test of the nomological networks of burnout and engagement

We report the findings as a distribution of effect size estimates—each estimate in the distribution representing the true effect size for a potential subpopulation—around the mean average estimate for each relationship in the model. Based on the findings, we conclude that overall burnout and engagement display empirically distinct relationships within the JD-R model (i.e., they are not antipodal), particularly in terms of antecedents. Perhaps most interestingly, rather than a polar opposite pattern of relationships, challenge demands have a similarly positive relationship to both burnout (ß =.35, SD=.10) and engagement (ß =.35, SD=.08), suggesting that challenge demands simultaneously lead—in equal force—to both engagement and burnout. In addition, the distributions of effect sizes are nearly identical for both relationships, indicating that this holds true for nearly all subpopulations. As expected, hindrance demands have a positive relationship with burnout (ß =.31, SD=.10) and have a relatively weak, negative relationship on average to engagement (ß =−.07, SD=.07); work resources have a negative relationship with burnout (ß =−.15, SD=.06) and are positively related to engagement, but in absolute terms they are a stronger predictor of engagement (ß =.33, SD=.05). In terms of outcomes, burnout and engagement predict a variety of behavioral and attitudinal outcomes differentially from one another, although the differences are less clear due to wide variation...

Source: Burnout Research - May 7, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research