Workaholism, burnout and well-being among junior doctors: The mediating role of role conflict

Wilmar B. Schaufeli; Arnold B. Bakker; Frank M. M. A. van der Heijden; Jelle T. Prins

doi:10.1080/02678370902834021

Workaholism, burnout and well-being among junior doctors: The mediating role of role conflict

Wilmar B. Schaufeli, Arnold B. Bakker, Frank M. M. A. van der Heijden, Jelle T. Prins

Erasmus University Rotterdam

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Abstract

This study, conducted on a nation-wide sample of Dutch junior doctors (also called medical residents) (N =2115), investigated the unique relationships of workaholism with burnout and well-being, and hypothesized that (inter- and intra-) role conflict would mediate these effects. The results of multi-group structural equation modelling analyses offered support for this model. Specifically, role conflict fully mediated the relationships between workaholism (i.e. working excessively and working compulsively) and job demands (i.e. emotional, mental and organizational demands) on the one hand, and burnout (i.e. emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and reduced medical accomplishment) and well-being (job satisfaction, happiness and perceived health) on the other hand. This indicates that workaholism contributed incrementally to explaining positive (well-being) and negative (burnout) outcomes beyond common indicators of job demands.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	155-172
Number of pages	18
Journal	Work and Stress
Volume	23
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/02678370902834021
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

Burnout
Junior doctors
Medical residents
Role conflict
Work-related stress
Workaholism

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