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
Citation
TANG, Bek Wuay, TAN, Jacinth Jia Xin, & TOV, William. (2023). Managing burnout and well-being. In Elgar companion to managing people across the Asia-Pacific: An organizational psychology approach (pp. 183-199). : Edward Elgar.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3884
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802202250.00018