The mediating role of social axioms in the relationship between personal autonomy and burnout
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The present study aimed to test on Romanian population the results proposed by other study, that a high level of social cynicism is associated with a high level of burnout. Participants (N = 141) completed online the social axioms questionnaire, locus of control in the organization scale, organizational based self-esteem scale, self-determination scale and burnout scale. Our results confirm the previous study of Wei, we obtained correlation coefficients r = 0,325 (p <0,001) compared to r = 0,35 (p <0,01) with emotional exhaustion, r = 0,401 (p <0,001) compared to r = 0,34 (p <0,01) with depersonalization and r = 0,232 (p <0,01) compared to r = 0,4 (p <0,01) with reduced personal accomplishments (Wei et al., 2015). Moreover, considering personal autonomy as a personal resource in the Jobs Demands-Resources model (JD-R), we checked whether social axioms mediate the relationship between personal autonomy and burnout. We obtained two simplified but statistically significant models in which the Perception of choice ⇒ Social cynicism ⇒ Depersonalization (total effect β=-0,401, z=4,586, p<0 ,001; indirect effect β=-0,118, z=2,859, p=0 ,004) and Awareness of self ⇒ Reward for application ⇒ Lack of personal achievements (total effect β=-0,686, z=5,511, p<0 ,001; indirect effect β=-0,132, z=2,524, p<0 ,01). The results obtained should be verified in future studies, their confirmation providing new premises for interventions to reduce burnout.
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