Nature connectedness and work engagement in the relationship between emotional exhaustion and life satisfaction among employees

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dc.contributor.authorJaime Jorge, María Soraya
dc.contributor.authorGarcía Ael, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorAzanza, Garazi
dc.contributor.authorFernández Fernández, Ana Mª
dc.contributor.authorTopa Cantisano, Gabriela
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-11T06:42:20Z
dc.date.available2026-08-11T06:42:20Z
dc.date.issued2026-06-05
dc.date.updated2026-08-11T06:42:20Z
dc.description.abstractThis paper analyses associations between psychological health at work and life satisfaction among employees. Specifically, it investigates the association between work stress and emotional exhaustion and explores whether connectedness to nature and work engagement are involved in the indirect association between emotional exhaustion and life satisfaction. Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) was used to analyse data from a final sample of 1851 Spanish workers from diverse professional categories. These included technical and support professionals, administrative employees, middle managers, civil servants and healthcare professionals, unskilled workers, and other occupational groups. SEM analyses were conducted with 1850 valid cases due to one missing or invalid case in the SEM model. The results indicated that work stress was positively associated with emotional exhaustion, whereas emotional exhaustion was negatively associated with life satisfaction. Connectedness to nature and work engagement were involved in this indirect association: higher emotional exhaustion was associated with lower levels of connectedness to nature and work engagement, while higher levels of connectedness to nature and work engagement were associated with higher life satisfaction. The findings suggest that connectedness to nature and work engagement may be relevant psychological and work-related resources in this relationship.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded by a predoctoral grant awarded by the Basque Government, grant number PRE_2025_2_0117en
dc.identifier.citationJaime Jorge, S., García Ael, C., Azanza, G., Fernández Fernández, A. M., & Topa Cantisano, G. (2026). Nature connectedness and work engagement in the relationship between emotional exhaustion and life satisfaction among employees. EJIHPE: European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 16(6), 79. https://doi.org/10.3390/EJIHPE16060079
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/EJIHPE16060079
dc.identifier.eissn2254-9625
dc.identifier.issn2174-8144
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/6487
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAsociación Universitaria de Educación y Psicología - ASUNIVEP
dc.publisherMDPI
dc.rights© 2026 by the authors
dc.subject.otherWork stress
dc.subject.otherEmotional exhaustion
dc.subject.otherLife satisfaction
dc.subject.otherConnectedness to nature
dc.subject.otherWork engagement
dc.titleNature connectedness and work engagement in the relationship between emotional exhaustion and life satisfaction among employeesen
dc.typejournal article
oaire.citation.endPage79
oaire.citation.issue6
oaire.citation.startPage79
oaire.citation.titleEJIHPE: European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education
oaire.citation.volume16
oaire.licenseConditionhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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