How Does Burnout Affect the Job Performance of Female Science and Technology Workers? A Moderated Mediated Effects Model

职业倦怠何以影响女性科技工作者的工作绩效

Abstract

Female scientific and technological workers are important contributors and participants in the vigorous development of China's scientific and technological industry, playing a crucial role in opening up new fields and tracks for technological innovation, achieving high-level technological self-reliance and self-improvement, and building a world science and technology powerhouse; However, the academic community's attention to the mental health status of female technology workers is relatively insufficient. Job burnout is a chronic disease that inhibits the innovation and work vitality of female technology workers in technological innovation activities. However, there is currently no in-depth exploration of the internal impact mechanism by scholars on how it will affect work performance. This study focuses on 4033 female technology workers in China. Based on resource conservation theory and cognitive affective personality system theory, job satisfaction and job engagement are introduced as mediating variables to construct a chain mediated model of job burnout inhibiting job performance, Verified the effectiveness of the explanatory chain mediating effect of "negative situations (job burnout) - cognitive units (job satisfaction) - emotional units (job engagement) - behavioral outcomes (job performance)", and explored the moderating effect of work values. Research has shown that (1) job burnout significantly negatively affects job performance; (2) Job satisfaction and job engagement play a partial mediating role in the negative impact of job burnout on job performance, respectively; (3) Job satisfaction and job engagement play a chain mediating role in the negative impact of job burnout on job performance; (4) Work values play a moderating role in the chain mediated relationship by enhancing the positive impact of work engagement on job performance. Based on existing research findings, this article provides relevant management insights.