The relationship between organizational justice and job burnout: A reflection on the working lifestyle of employees of Melli Bank of Iran

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

1 Associate Professor of Department of Sociology, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

2 Department of Sociology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

Abstract

Organizational justice plays a significant role in employees' mental health and organizational productivity. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between organizational justice and job burnout among employees of Melli Bank in Iran. This research is developmental in nature and descriptive-correlational in type. The statistical population of the study included all employees of Melli Bank, with employees of West Azerbaijan branches selected as the sample. The sample size was determined using Cohen's method with G*Power software at a 95% confidence level and a correlation test, resulting in 115 participants selected through the available sampling method. Colquitt's (2001) standard questionnaire was used to measure organizational justice, and Maslach's 23-item questionnaire was used to measure job burnout. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient and confirmatory factor analysis in SmartPLS version 3 were used to analyze the data. The findings revealed a significant negative correlation between organizational justice and job burnout (p < 0.05), indicating that injustice increases job burnout. Additionally, there was a significant negative correlation between organizational justice and its dimensions (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment) (p < 0.05). Therefore, increasing organizational justice can help reduce job burnout and improve employees' mental health.

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Volume 10, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
November 2025
Pages 85-107
  • Receive Date: 08 April 2025
  • Revise Date: 19 May 2025
  • Accept Date: 01 November 2025
  • Publish Date: 23 October 2025