Job Control and Burnout: A Meta‐Analytic Test of the Conservation of Resources Model

This meta‐analytic study of 71 independent samples from 66 studies ( N = 48,528) examined the relationship between job control and burnout. Based on the C onservation of R esources model, job control was hypothesised to have a stronger relationship with depersonalisation and personal accomplishment than with emotional exhaustion. Overall, results supported the main hypothesis. Moderator analyses indicated that the relations tended to be different depending on job types, the national power distance scores of the samples, and the response formats of the M aslach B urnout I nventory. The results imply that interventions in job control can reduce depersonalisation and enhance personal accomplishment.