The influence of psychological resources on mineworkers’ levels of burnout in a remote and isolated mining town in South Africa

The long-term effects of job stress can damage mineworkers’ psychological and relationship well-being and lead to burnout. But workers do not react only passively to the work environment: by accessing their internal (personal) resources they can actively influence the environmental and work demands that may lead to burnout. This exploratory study investigated the role of two psychological resources, psychological capital (PsyCap) and...