Does equity sensitivity moderate the relationship between effort-reward imbalance and burnout

The model of effort-reward imbalance (ERI) received considerable research attention in the job stress literature. However, very scarce research investigated individual differences as moderators between ERI and stress. The present study is aimed at examining the combined effects of ERI, overcommitmen...

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Published in:Anxiety, stress, and coping stress, and coping, 2013-11, Vol.26 (6), p.643-658
Main Authors: Oren, Lior, Littman-Ovadia, Hadassah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Burnout
Burnout, Professional - psychology
Career Mobility
effort-reward imbalance
Equity
equity sensitivity
equity theory
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Individuality
Job Satisfaction
Male
Middle Aged
Models, Psychological
Motivation
Occupational psychology
organizational justice
overcommitment
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Reward
Risk Factors
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
Sample variance
Stress, Psychological - complications
Surveys and Questionnaires
Type A Personality
Work condition. Job performance. Stress
Workload - psychology
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Summary:The model of effort-reward imbalance (ERI) received considerable research attention in the job stress literature. However, very scarce research investigated individual differences as moderators between ERI and stress. The present study is aimed at examining the combined effects of ERI, overcommitment (OVC), and the interaction between ERI and overcommitment on burnout (i.e., emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and inefficacy) and the moderating role of equity sensitivity. A questionnaire measuring ERI, burnout, and equity sensitivity was administered to 159 employees. Regression analyses were conducted to test the proposed relations and moderating hypotheses. ERI was negatively related to inefficacy and overcommitment was positively related to emotional exhaustion and cynicism. In addition, equity sensitivity was found to moderate the effect of overcommitment on emotional exhaustion and inefficacy. The findings emphasize the detrimental effect overcommitment may have on employee's mental health and suggest that the ERI model components may be closely related to perceptions of organizational justice.
ISSN:1061-5806
1477-2205
DOI:10.1080/10615806.2012.753060