Year: 2024
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Burnout has been a key topic of research for many years and important insights have been gained in many respects. However, the fact that burnout can involve emotional responses has not yet been sufficiently clarified, especially in the area of shame. The focus of this research is particularly on age and the discrimination based on it, which is becoming increasingly relevant as the workforce ages. This study examines how burnout is related to burnout shame through age discrimination and how this relationship is moderated by age. A moderated mediation model is developed based on a sample of 280 participants from Germany. The results show that age acts as a moderator in the relation between burnout and age discrimination, as well as in the relationship between perceived age discrimination and shame, while age discrimination serves as the mediator between burnout and burnout shame. This research highlights the importance of considering age and age-based discrimination in the research of burnout and extends insufficient research on an important topic, burnout shame. Furthermore, burnout shame is examined in more detail through an intercultural comparison between Germany, Portugal and the United States.
Source: Repositório do ISCTE-IUL
Author: Maiwald, Paula Carlotta
Language: English
Topic: Stress and Burnout Research
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6989622569