How does chronic burnout affect dealing with weekly job demands? A test of central propositions in JD‐R and COR‐theories

This study uses job demands–resources and conservation of resources theories to propose that chronic levels burnout may aggravate the positive relationship weekly demands with week-level symptoms, dysfunctional coping, self-undermining. Specifically, we hypothesize (workload emotional demands) relate positively maladaptive behaviors through particularly when is higher (vs. lower). We collected data among 84 employees from various occupational sectors, who first filled out a general survey, then completed diary surveys every Friday, for five consecutive weeks (total n = 415 occasions). Results multilevel analyses generally supported hypotheses. Weekly were related self-undermining only scored on burnout. Moreover, as predicted, results showed most strongly coping symptoms individuals lower) in These findings highlight interplay between process resource loss.