Job burnout as a mediator between job stress and turnover intention

The authors examined the relationship between job stress, job burnout and turnover intention. Based on 156 samples of Chinese teachers, using the Maslach Burnout Inventory(MBI) and Job Stress Scale, Turnover Intention Inventory, we found that (1) three dimensions of job stress, role ambiguity, role conflict and job overload, influenced turnover intention; (2) emotional exhaustion and cynicism were partial mediators between role ambiguity, job overload and turnover intention, whereas reduced personal accomplishment fully mediated the relationship between role ambiguity, role conflict and turnover intention. Hence, authors held that job burnout was a mediate variable between job stress and turnover intention