Date of Conferral
3-4-2024
Date of Award
March 2024
Degree
Ph.D.
School
Psychology
Advisor
Silvia Bigatti
Abstract
Recent research has shown that burnout is a prevalent problem across the public health workforce. Burnout (BO) contributes to workplace challenges in turnover, employee performance, job satisfaction, and overall quality of life, and is more prevalent among racial minorities. Not only has BO been found to differ across racial demographics, employee perceptions about their level of support from supervisors (PSS) also differ. This quantitative study, informed by Meyer’s minority stress theory, examined Black-White differences in PSS and BO, and whether race moderated the relationship between PSS and BO. Data collected by De Beaumont’s 2017 national public health workforce interest and needs survey were used to conduct a multivariate analysis of variance analysis and a moderation analysis to answer the research questions. The findings revealed slight differences between racial groups supporting the hypothesis that Black employees differed from White employees in PSS and BO. Race was a statistically significant moderator of the relationship between PSS and BO. Surprisingly, the findings showed that White employees had slightly higher levels of self-reported BO and PSS compared to Black employees. This study highlighted how race can be used in research to further our understanding of health disparities that, if addressed, can contribute to positive social change.
Recommended Citation
Gaffney, Jr, Douglas Diontay, "The Moderating Effect of Race on the Relationship Between Perceived Supervisor Support and Burnout Amongst Public Health Workers" (2024). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 15504.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/15504
