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Burnout and work-related well-being differences regarding morningness–eveningness preference of Croatian workers

A person’s morning or evening preference is a biologically conditioned individual difference in circadian rhythms. Such a difference might be a problem in professional life due to the nature of the dynamics of most jobs with fixed working hours starting early in the morning. The aim of this study was to verify what role does the morningness or eveningness play in the burnout and work-related well-being of Croatian workers. This online study involved 824 participants, heterogeneous regarding socio-demographic and professional characteristics. Participants were re-cruited through social networks. Participation was voluntary and anonymous. The measures included a morning-ness-eveningness scale, a burnout questionnaire, a scale of job-related affective well-being, and questions about the socio-demographic and professional characteristics, including information about work schedule. According to the median of the morningness-eveningness scale, the sample was divided into two subsamples: morning and evening types. ANCOVA showed that there was a significant difference in burnout and job affective well-being between morning and evening types, whilst controlling for the covariate of the level of personal control over working schedule. In conclusion, the findings suggest that employee’s eveningness is a significant factor in their tendency to burnout. Given the biological nature of the morningness- eveningness preference, practical interven-tions should be directed to allowing evening types to adjust their working schedule and to be given the necessary support, with the aim of reducing their exhaustion at work.

circadian rhythms ; morningness-eveningness ; burnout ; work-related well-being ; work-related affect ; Croatian workers

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