The Impact of Workload and Social Support on Job 
Burnout: The Moderating Role of Workaholism 
— An Empirical Study Based on University and College 
Lecturers in Hainan

Qiao Li; SU Chih-Seong*

doi:10.70711/frim.v3i10.7522

The Impact of Workload and Social Support on Job Burnout: The Moderating Role of Workaholism — An Empirical Study Based on University and College Lecturers in Hainan

Qiao Li, SU Chih-Seong*

Abstract

This study explores the effects of workload and social support on university and college lecturers’ job burnout and examines
workaholism’s moderating role. Data from Hainan’s lecturers were collected via questionnaires and analyzed by structural equation modeling. Findings: (1) Workload predicts job burnout positively; (2) Social support affects job burnout negatively; (3) Workaholism moderates the "workload - burnout" relationship positively but has no significant moderating effect on the "social support - burnout" relationship.
These results validate relevant theories and offer theoretical bases and practical suggestions for faculty’s occupational health management
and psychological interventions

Keywords

Workload; Social Support; Job Burnout; Workaholism

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/frim.v3i10.7522

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