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Intrinsic motivation as a mediator of the relationship between organizational support and quantitative workload and work‐related fatigue
Author(s) -
Liu Hongwei,
Fan Jingyan,
Fu Yujin,
Liu Fangyu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
human factors and ergonomics in manufacturing and service industries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1520-6564
pISSN - 1090-8471
DOI - 10.1002/hfm.20731
Subject(s) - workload , structural equation modeling , confirmatory factor analysis , bootstrapping (finance) , psychology , work (physics) , applied psychology , test (biology) , perceived organizational support , knowledge management , social psychology , computer science , organizational commitment , engineering , econometrics , mathematics , machine learning , mechanical engineering , paleontology , biology , operating system
The aim of this study is to explore how organizational support and quantitative workload influence work‐related fatigue. We collected 688 questionnaires from product line workers in 6 Chinese iron and steel factories. Confirmatory factor analysis and bootstrapping were used in the data analysis, and structural equation modeling was adopted to test the hypothetical model. The results showed that intrinsic motivation fully mediates the relationship between organizational support and work‐related fatigue, while partly mediating the relationship between quantitative workload and work‐related fatigue. The results of this study indicate the potential benefit of improving motivation to alleviate work‐related fatigue. Finally, this study puts forward suggestions for future studies.