Impact of stressors on job burnout among Myanmar expatriate construction professionals : the mediating roles of resilience and cross-cultural adjustment | |
| Author | Ye Aung Shinn |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.CM-25-09 |
| Subject(s) | Job stress Burn out (Psychology) Psychology, Industrial--Burma Engineers--Effect of stress on--Burma |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Engineering in Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study examines the impact of stressors on job burnout among Myanmar expatriate construction professionals working in Japan, Singapore, and Thailand, with a particular focus on the mediating roles of resilience and cross-cultural adjustment. Four categories of stressors, physical, interpersonal, work, and legal were investigated to assess their direct and indirect effects on job burnout. Quantitative research design was employed, using a structured questionnaire adapted from established scales, pilot tested, and distributed online through the author’s personal networks and social media platforms. A total of 318 valid responses were analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) and Multi-Group Structural Equation Modelling (MGSEM). The results showed that interpersonal, work, and legal stressors had significant positive effects on job burnout, whereas physical stressor did not. Interpersonal stressor emerged as the only stressor that significantly reduced both resilience and cross cultural adjustment. Mediation analysis indicated partial mediation by resilience in the relationship between interpersonal stressor and job burnout, while no mediation was observed for physical, work, or legal stressors, nor for cross-cultural adjustment. Multi-group SEM could not proceed due to the lack of measurement invariance across the three countries. These findings suggest that interventions should prioritize addressing interpersonal, work, and legal stressors, while also focusing on building resilience and enhancing cross-cultural adjustment to reduce burnout risk among Myanmar expatriate construction professionals. |
| Year | 2025 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Construction Engineering and Infrastructure Management (CM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Santoso, Djoen San |
| Examination Committee(s) | Bhatt, Ayushman;Khin Myat Kyaw |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | AIT Scholarship |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2025 |