TY  - JOUR
Y1  - 2017///
N2  - Recent research has found that psychological flexibility, the key construct of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) model of mental health and behavioral effectiveness, is related to, and longitudinally predicts, a wide range of work-related outcomes. Less research, however, has been dedicated to explore the role of psychological flexibility as a protecting factor for the development of burnout syndrome. The current study examined whether: (a) general psychological flexibility and work-related psychological flexibility accounted for additional variance in burnout symptoms relative to work factors and other work-related constructs such as work engagement, work satisfaction, and psychological empowerment; and (b) work-related psychological flexibility moderated the relationship between exhaustion and cynicism. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 209 Spanish workers from different companies who completed questionnaires assessing the constructs of interest. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that psychological flexibility and work-related psychological flexibility accounted for additional variance in burnout symptoms. The moderator analysis showed that the relationship between exhaustion and cynicism was higher among participants with low levels of work-related psychological flexibility as compared to participants with high levels. These results suggest that interventions aiming to increase psychological flexibility might prevent the development of burnout syndrome.
JF  - Universitas Psychologica
IS  - 4
VL  - 16
SN  - 1657-9267
UR  - http://doi.org/10.11144/javeriana.upsy16-4.pmrp
TI  - The Predictive and Moderating role of Psychological Flexibility in the Development of Job Burnout
ID  - uneatlantico173
AV  - none
A1  - Ruiz, Francisco J.
A1  - Odriozola-González, Paula
ER  -