How Stress Hinders Health among Chinese Public Sector Employees
The Mediating Role of Emotional Exhaustion and the Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15511427 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yuanjie Bao (0000-0002-3695-1444, Renmin University of China), Wei Zhong (0000-0002-4157-3097, Tsinghua University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 22 |
| Pages | 4408-4408 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-11 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16224408 |
| PMID | 31717977 |
| OpenAlex | W2986143677 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 83 |
Drawing on the conservation of resources theory, this study examines the detrimental effect of hindrance stressors on self-rated health among a sample of Chinese public sector employees. Analysis of survey data based on 404 MPA students from a leading Chinese university who are working in various public organizations across China suggested that hindrance stressors were negatively related to both physical and mental health ( β = -0.11, p β = -0.38, p β = -0.10, p < 0.05), and moderated the indirect effects of hindrance stressors on physical and mental health via emotional exhaustion (index of moderated mediation was 0.116 with bootstrapped confidence interval of 0.018-0.296 for physical health, and 0.317 with bootstrapped confidence interval of 0.008-0.663 for mental health). The effects of hindrance stressors were weaker when perceived organizational support was high, suggesting a moderating effect. Our findings not only provide important theoretical contributions to the literature on public employees' work-related stress and associated health outcomes, but also offer practical implications to those who are interested in stress intervention to improve the wellbeing of public employees and general society
Burnout · Emotional exhaustion · Mediation · Mental health · Moderated mediation · Political science · Psychiatry · Public health · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being
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| Citations per year | 1.33 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |