The impact of destructive leadership on turnover intention among Chinese technology professionals: the mediating role of job burnout and the moderating role of regulatory emotional self-efficacy.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Destructive leadership is conceptualized as a social job demand that depletes employees' psychological resources. Drawing on the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) theory, we tested the mediating role of job burnout in the link between destructive leadership and turnover intention, and the moderating effect of regulatory emotional self-efficacy (RESE) on the direct path from destructive leadership to turnover intention.

Methods

We analyzed survey data from 403 Chinese technology professionals using validated scales. Further, we tested whether job burnout mediates the link between destructive leadership and turnover intention, and whether RESE weakens the direct association between destructive leadership and turnover intention.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Chen S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12665662 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature