Psychological Distress, Occupational Burnout and Spiritual Wellbeing in Working Women

Working women face a multitude of challenges originating from responsibilities linked with work life, family, and society, which have the potential to make them psychologically distressed, which may have repercussions on personal and work outcomes. This study examined the influence of psychological distress on burnout in working women. Building on Self-determination Theory, the study also examined the attenuating effect of spiritual well-being on the psychological distress-burnout relationship. Adopting a cross-sectional research design, data were collected from 123 working women engaged in different professions. Correlation and regression analysis revealed that psychological distress has a significant association with burnout in the population of the study. The moderated regression analysis demonstrated that spiritual well-being acted as a buffer in the relationship between the two. Insights derived from the study may help organisations and mental health professionals in designing proper programmes and intervention strategies.