Published date: Jun 20 2022

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: The 3rd International Conference on Intellectuals’ Global Responsibility (ICIGR) 2021

Pages: 70-85

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v7i10.11210

Ika Purwantiikapoer2@gmail.comInstitut Teknologi dan Bisnis Ahmad Dahlan Lamongan, Jalan KH. Ahmad Dahlan No. 41 Lamongan, Indonesia

Umar Yeni SuyantoInstitut Teknologi dan Bisnis Ahmad Dahlan Lamongan, Jalan KH. Ahmad Dahlan No. 41 Lamongan, Indonesia

Muhammad Dzikri AbadiInstitut Teknologi dan Bisnis Ahmad Dahlan Lamongan, Jalan KH. Ahmad Dahlan No. 41 Lamongan, Indonesia

Darianto DariantoInstitut Teknologi dan Bisnis Ahmad Dahlan Lamongan, Jalan KH. Ahmad Dahlan No. 41 Lamongan, Indonesia

Dwi LilianaInstitut Teknologi dan Bisnis Ahmad Dahlan Lamongan, Jalan KH. Ahmad Dahlan No. 41 Lamongan, Indonesia

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of burnout as a mediator between workload, work stress, and employee performance. The study was conducted on all employees of Puskesmas Tikung Lamongan amounting to 68 participants in total. Path analysis was used to test the hypothesised relationships. The results proved that burnout mediates the relationship between workload, work stress, and employee performance. The overall results implied that the balance of workload and prolonged work stress have an impact on burnout and decreased employee performance.

Keywords: employee performance, burnout, workload, work stress

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