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The boundary conditions under which teaching-research conflict leads to university teachers' job burnout

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ID4097953
AuthorsWeihe Lei (Teacher Education College, Pingdingshan University, Pingdingshan, People’s Republic of China), Jingyu Li (0000-0001-8400-0187, Department of Business Administration, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Zhejiang College, Jinhua, People’s Republic of China), Yongzhan Li (0000-0001-6061-9479, Education College, Xuchang University, Xuchang, People’s Republic of China, corresponding author), Gloria Castaño-Collado (0000-0002-1584-528X, Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Gloria Castaño (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Ming Yang (0000-0002-6975-2548, Law School, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China), Bing Zou (0000-0002-3514-5176, Marxism School, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China)
Year2021
Volume46
Issue2
Pages406-422
Publication date2021-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2020.1811218
OpenAlexW3081483020
LanguageEN
Citations received12
References cited90

Purpose – This study aimed to examine the boundary conditions under which teaching –research conflict influences university teachers' job burnout. Methods – Data from 487 teachers of three universities in China were analyzed with structural equation modeling and other statistical approaches. Findings – (a) Teaching–research conflict was positively linked to job burnout; (b) perceived supervisory support (PSS) moderated the effect of teaching– research conflict on job burnout, and (c) psychological capital (PsyCap) moderated the effect of teaching–research conflict on job burnout. Implications – Universities should manage to increase teachers' PSS and PsyCap so as to buffer the effect of role conflict on job burnout. Originality/value – Our findings stress the importance of PSS and PsyCap as important external and internal resources and offer new insights on the boundary conditions of teaching–research conflict influencing teachers’ job burnout

Burnout · Job satisfaction · Originality · Role conflict · Structural equation modeling · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Communication in Education and Healthcare · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Citations per year4
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
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