A sense of belonging helps! The alleviating effect of national identification on burnout among diplomats
A sense of belonging helps! The alleviating effect of national identification on burnout among diplomats
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DOI：
10.1108/jgm-06-2021-0063
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发表时间：
2021-12-10
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Liu, Ting
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作者：
Zhang, Ling Eleanor;Lauring, Jakob;Liu, Ting
目的本文旨在探讨外交官职业倦怠、国家认同和职业满意度之间的相互作用。特别是，作者着重于母国和东道国识别作为克服工作相关倦怠的负面影响的情感资源的作用。设计/方法/方式调查123外交官的反应被用来评估的调节作用，母国和东道国识别之间的关系倦怠和职业满意度。结果-各种组合的高或低的本国或东道国的识别进行了测试，研究结果表明，职业倦怠的负面影响，职业满意度降低那些具有高识别与本国和东道国，而这是不是其他组合的情况下。这表明了双重国家认同的有利影响，即使是对外交官来说也是如此-通常人们认为，外交官只强烈认同本国。独创性/价值-没有现有的研究，作者知道，探讨了外交官或其他类型的外籍人士之间的倦怠，国家认同和职业满意度之间的关系。这是令人遗憾的，因为更好地理解国家认同可以指导从业人员找到减少国际组织中职业倦怠的负面后果的方法。
Purpose This paper aims to explore the interplay between burnout, national identity and career satisfaction among diplomats. In particular, the authors focus on the roles of home and host country identification as an emotional resource for overcoming the negative effects of job-related burnout. Design/methodology/approach Survey responses from 123 diplomats were used to assess the moderating role of home and host country identification on the relationship between burnout and career satisfaction. Findings Various combinations of high or low home or host country identification were tested, and the findings suggest that the negative effect of burnout on career satisfaction is reduced for those individuals that have high identification with both the home and the host country, while this is not the case for other combinations. This points to the beneficial effects of dual national identifications even for diplomats - a group that would normally be expected to identify strongly with the home country alone. Originality/value No existing study that the authors know of has explored the relationship between burnout, national identity and career satisfaction among diplomats or other types of expatriates. This is unfortunate because a better understanding of national identity could guide practitioners in finding ways to reduce the negative consequences of burnout in international organizations.