Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 MSc. Student, Department of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

Introduction
The aim of this study was to investigate the relationshiop of person-organization fit and person–job fit with job burnout in employees of Karaj education offices.
 
Method
The statistical population of the study included all employees working in the education departments of Karaj (382 persons), of which 200 employees were selected as research sample through multi-stage random sampling method. The research method was correlational with the purpose of prediction. The instruments Included Organizational Fit (Scroogins, 2008) and the Job Burnout Questionnaires (Maslash, 1958). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation and regression analysis using Spss software.
 
Results
The results showed that the person-organization fit and person–job fit
had negative and significant relationships with employees’ job burnout (p<0.01). Also, person-organization fit and person–job fit had negative and significant relationships with employees' emotional exhaustion (p<0.01). However, the relationships of person-organization fit and person–job fit with depersonalization and reduced accomplishment were not significant (p<0.05).
 
Discussion
In general, according to the findings of this study, the high levels of the person-organization fit and person–job fit lead to the lower levels of employees’ job burnout.

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