A study of the psychological mechanisms of job burnout: implications of person-job fit and person-organization fit.

ABSTRACT: Job burnout and work pressure are pivotal concerns in human resource management and workplace mental health, profoundly impacting organizational sustainability and individual well-being. Grounded in the person-environment fit theory, this empirical study quantitatively investigates the psychological mechanisms of person-job fit and person-organization fit in job burnout, highlighting the mediating role of work pressure. To test our hypotheses, we investigated 477 employees from 63 IT enterprises around China's Pearl River Delta region. The findings reveal that person-job fit is negatively associated with job burnout and work pressure, while work pressure positively influences job burnout, partially mediating the relationship between person-job fit and job burnout. Similarly, person-organiz

SUBMITTER: Zeng P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11328536 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature