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Type A behavior and work situation: Associations with burnout and work engagement
Author(s) -
HALLBERG ULRIKA E.,
JOHANSSON GUNN,
SCHAUFELI WILMAR B.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00584.x
Subject(s) - burnout , psychology , work engagement , work (physics) , social psychology , work behavior , applied psychology , clinical psychology , mechanical engineering , engineering
The aim of the present study was to investigate Type A behavior as well as perceived work situation, and associations with burnout and work engagement. The associations in focus were investigated through hierarchical regressions in a sample ( N = 329) of Swedish Information Communication Technology consultants. The findings indicated that both work situation and Type A behavior was correlated with work engagement and burnout; however, no interactions between Type A behavior and work situation were elicited. The main conclusion was that the achievement striving aspect of Type A behavior appears as “non‐toxic” and is related only to work engagement. However, the irritability/impatience aspect appears to be responsible for burnout complaints among Type A individuals, possibly through negative effects of the mood itself than through perceived stress at work.