Managing burnout and well-being

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

11-2023

Abstract

Experiencing job stress is part and parcel of employment. When mismanaged, job stress can lead to burnout, which incurs costs to both individual well-being and organizations. As culture can shape one’s social identity, perceptions of and emotional responses to the social environment, the causes and psychological mechanisms of burnout may vary depending on the cultural context. In this chapter, we first review theories of burnout that are based on the principle of fit. Next, drawing on the independent versus interdependent cultural distinction, we highlight key cultural differences in self-construal, thinking styles and power distance orientation, and outline several novel hypotheses regarding how burnout might manifest among culturally interdependent Asians. Finally, using the same cultural lens, we outline key management strategies that can help organizations in Asia to play an active role in reducing burnout and improving workplace well-being.

Keywords

Burnout, culture, job demands and resources, areas of work life

Discipline

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Research Areas

Psychology

Publication

Elgar companion to managing people across the Asia-Pacific: An organizational psychology approach

Editor

Ng, Eddy S.; Ramsay, Jonathan E.; Thirumaran, K.; and Wood, Jacob

First Page

183

Last Page

199

ISBN

9781802202243

Identifier

10.4337/9781802202250.00018

Publisher

Edward Elgar

Additional URL

https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802202250.00018

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