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Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) and Work Adjustment As Protective Factors in Reducing Job Exhaustion and Turnover Intention: A Double-Mediation Model

Version 1 : Received: 13 November 2023 / Approved: 14 November 2023 / Online: 14 November 2023 (09:43:30 CET)

How to cite: Petrilli, S.; Giunchi, M.; Vonthron, A. Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) and Work Adjustment As Protective Factors in Reducing Job Exhaustion and Turnover Intention: A Double-Mediation Model. Preprints 2023, 2023110899. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0899.v1 Petrilli, S.; Giunchi, M.; Vonthron, A. Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) and Work Adjustment As Protective Factors in Reducing Job Exhaustion and Turnover Intention: A Double-Mediation Model. Preprints 2023, 2023110899. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202311.0899.v1

Abstract

Combining the Job Demands-Resourses model and the Work Adjustment theory, this research aims to create a theoretical model that considers Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) and Work Adjustment as protective factors, capable of reducing job exhaustion and turnover intention. A convenience sample of 257 Italian employees filled an online self-report questionnaire. A sequential mediation model was tested, which showed that the relationship between LMX and turnover intention is mediated by Work Adjustment and Job Exhaustion. The results show that the higher the LMX, the higher the work adjustment of the workers and the less they will perceive job exhaustion and, consequently, intent to leave the organisation. With a view to primary prevention, the aim was to investigate possible protective factors at work and the risk factors to look out for in order to move in the direction of preventing a malaise phenomenon before it develops with the aim of promoting wellbeing in organisations.

Keywords

job exhaustion; primary prevention; leader-member exchange theory; job demands-resourses model; work adjustment theory; turnover intention; job satisfaction

Subject

Social Sciences, Psychology

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