Browsing by Author "Manamela, Dolik Kwena"
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- ItemThe moderating role of resilience on the effect of work family conflict and occupational stress on burnout of deployed soldiers at South Africa-Zimbabwe border(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2022-12) Manamela, Dolik Kwena; Mthembu, Oscar Sandile; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. Dept. of Industrial Psychology.ENGLISH SUMMARY: Military deployments are characterised by unique stressors that soldiers may not be exposed to in their everyday work routine while in their normal work environments. During deployment, soldiers are often placed under immense strain, which may affect their psychological wellbeing and contribute to ill health (Dolan & Adler, 2006). Studies indicate that soldiers are often confronted with long deployments coupled with extended periods of separation from their families and loved ones which could result in work-family conflict (WFC), occupational stress, and burnout. These sudden life changes also force military families to make life adjustments to accommodate the absent family member (van Wijk, 1997). As a result of these unique stressors, less resilient soldiers may be more susceptible to experiencing burnout than those who are highly resilient. This study followed a quantitative research approach where data was collected through a questionnaire made up of four scales, namely the Burnout Maslach Inventory, Work-Family Conflict Scale (WFCS), General Work Stress Scale (GWSS) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. The study was conducted at the Border of South Africa-Zimbabwe in Musina and the target population was soldiers deployed in that environment. The population size was 700 and the sample size was n = 250. SPSS version 27.0 and LISREL 8.8 were employed for data analysis. Reliability analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed to analyse the data. Validity for all measurements was corroborated and a composite CFA was specifically performed for WFCS to corroborate the validity of this measure. The measurement model and the structural model fit were tested through structural equation modeling (SEM) and the goodness of fit indices were inspected to determine if a close fit was obtained. Both the overall measurement model and the structural model achieved good fit which indicates that the sample data fits the model well. A further inspection of the results indicated that both WFC and occupational stress have significant positive effects on burnout. The research results provided sufficient statistical evidence indicating that resilience moderates the relationship between occupational stress and burnout but could not provide sufficient statistical evidence to corroborate that resilience moderates the relationship between WFC and burnout.