Why does organizational identification relate to reduced employee burnout? The mediating influence of social support and collective efficacy

• Avanzi, Lorenzo 
• Schuh, Sebastian C. 
• Fraccaroli, Franco 
• van Dick, Rolf 

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Abstract

Although　prior　studies　have　consistently　shown　that　organizational　identification　can　reduce　employees＇　stress　and　burnout,　little　is　known　about　the　mediating　processes　that　underlie　this　relationship.　Against　this　backdrop　and　building　on　recent　theoretical　work　on　the　social　identity　model　of　stress,　the　present　research　tests　a　two-step　mediation　model　for　the　organizational　identification–burnout　link.　Specifically,　it　is　hypothesized　that　employees　who　strongly　identify　with　their　organization　are　particularly　likely　to　receive　social　support　from　their　colleagues.　This,　in　turn,　should　promote　a　sense　of　collective　efficacy　and,　as　a　consequence,　negatively　relate　to　burnout.　Data　from　a　study　with　192　Italian　high　schoolteachers　supported　the　hypotheses.　

Keyword

• burnout
• collective efficacy
• organizational identification
• social identity model of stress
• social support

Author Community

[Avanzi, Lorenzo ; Fraccaroli, Franco] Univ Trento, Dept Psychol & Cognit Sci, Trento, Italy

[Schuh, Sebastian C.] China Europe International Business School, Shanghai, China

[van Dick, Rolf] Goethe Univ Frankfurt, Inst Psychol, Ctr Leadership & Behav Org, D-60054 Frankfurt, Germany

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