The job demands-resources model of burnout

J Appl Psychol. 2001 Jun;86(3):499-512.

Abstract

The job demands-resources (JD-R) model proposes that working conditions can be categorized into 2 broad categories, job demands and job resources. that are differentially related to specific outcomes. A series of LISREL analyses using self-reports as well as observer ratings of the working conditions provided strong evidence for the JD-R model: Job demands are primarily related to the exhaustion component of burnout, whereas (lack of) job resources are primarily related to disengagement. Highly similar patterns were observed in each of 3 occupational groups: human services, industry, and transport (total N = 374). In addition, results confirmed the 2-factor structure (exhaustion and disengagement) of a new burnout instrument--the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory--and suggested that this structure is essentially invariant across occupational groups.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Burnout, Professional / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Models, Psychological*
  • Occupational Health
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Stress, Psychological
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Time Factors
  • Workload*