Early career gender differences in job burnout trajectories in Finland: Roles of work, family, and financial resources

IF 2.4 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

International Journal of Behavioral Development Pub Date : 2024-07-26 DOI:10.1177/01650254241266107

Yirou Fang, Xin Tang, Katariina Salmela-Aro

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Abstract

The gender gap in job burnout research indicates that women score higher on job burnout. However, this gender difference has rarely been studied from developmental perspectives. Moreover, the underlying gender differences in job resources—driven by gendered socialization in early career years—have been under-investigated. The present study examined the trajectory of early career job burnout, gender differences in job burnout development, and gendered job resources. Results from latent growth curve modeling ( N = 619, 65.3% women, ages 26–34), using the longitudinal data from three time points (2013–2020), showed that the trajectory of job burnout was decreasing in early career years, and this pattern did not vary between genders. As expected, women scored higher in job burnout. Gender differences in job resources were found: parenthood status only prevented job burnout for women, whereas income and partner support only prevented job burnout for men. Belongingness to the workplace prevented job burnout for both genders. Findings suggest that young adults make use of job resources from their socialization in early career years and experience a decreasing pattern of job burnout. The current gender gap in job burnout may be explained by gender differences in socialization and roles in early career transitions.

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芬兰职业生涯早期工作倦怠轨迹的性别差异：工作、家庭和经济资源的作用

工作倦怠研究中的性别差异表明，女性的工作倦怠得分更高。然而，这种性别差异很少从发展的角度进行研究。此外，由职业生涯早期的性别社会化所驱动的工作资源方面的潜在性别差异也未得到充分研究。本研究考察了职业生涯早期工作倦怠的发展轨迹、工作倦怠发展中的性别差异以及性别工作资源。利用三个时间点（2013-2020 年）的纵向数据建立的潜增长曲线模型（样本数=619，65.3% 为女性，年龄在 26-34 岁之间）结果显示，职业倦怠的发展轨迹在职业生涯早期呈下降趋势，而且这种模式在性别之间没有差异。不出所料，女性的工作倦怠感得分更高。在工作资源方面发现了性别差异：只有女性的父母身份可以防止工作倦怠，而只有男性的收入和伴侣支持可以防止工作倦怠。对工作场所的归属感则可防止两性的工作倦怠。研究结果表明，年轻人会利用职业生涯早期社会化过程中的工作资源，并经历工作倦怠的递减模式。目前在工作倦怠方面存在的性别差异可能是由于在职业生涯早期的社会化和角色转变方面存在性别差异造成的。

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International Journal of Behavioral Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Behavioral Development is the official journal of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, which exists to promote the discovery, dissemination and application of knowledge about developmental processes at all stages of the life span - infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. The Journal is already the leading international outlet devoted to reporting interdisciplinary research on behavioural development, and has now, in response to the rapidly developing fields of behavioural genetics, neuroscience and developmental psychopathology, expanded its scope to these and other related new domains of scholarship. In this way, it provides a truly world-wide platform for researchers which can facilitate a greater integrated lifespan perspective. In addition to original empirical research, the Journal also publishes theoretical and review papers, methodological papers, and other work of scientific interest that represents a significant advance in the understanding of any aspect of behavioural development. The Journal also publishes papers on behaviour development research within or across particular geographical regions. Papers are therefore considered from a wide range of disciplines, covering all aspects of the lifespan. Articles on topics of eminent current interest, such as research on the later life phases, biological processes in behaviour development, cross-national, and cross-cultural issues, and interdisciplinary research in general, are particularly welcome.