The cost of protecting resources: a cross-sectional study on the interaction between LMX and role ambiguity on work addiction and burnout among Canadian first-level healthcare managers

Type de document

Études primaires

Année de publication

2024

Langue

Anglais

Titre de la revue

Frontiers in Psychology

Résumé

Introduction: Using the conservation of resources (COR) theory, our study explores the interaction between role ambiguity and leader-member exchange (LMX) quality on burnout using work addiction as a mediator among Canadian first-level healthcare managers. Methods: Cross-sectional data was collected among 165 first-level managers working in healthcare with the support of interprofessional associations in Canada. Linear regression was used to test the presented hypotheses. Results: Work addiction fully mediated the positive relationship between role ambiguity and burnout among first-level managers. In addition, high LMX exacerbated both the direct and indirect effects of role ambiguity. Conclusion: Our study contributes by identifying role ambiguity as a context under which LMX can have adverse effects for first-level managers in healthcare. Moreover, work addiction acted as a mediator, theorized as a risky resource investment which depletes managers’ resources. Having a good relationship with their team further entices managers to develop a pathological relationship with their work to protect its members, which in turn is related to higher levels of burnout. Copyright © 2024 Maisonneuve, Groulx, Galy, Chênevert and Cossette.

Mots-clés

Coût de la prévention, Cost of safety and health, Dépendance, Dependence, Burnout, Burn-out, Cadre, Executive, Service de santé, Health service, Canada

Numéro de projet IRSST

2018-0037

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