The association of Cognitive Fatigue with work overload amongst working force

Abstract

The major goal of this study is to examine the cognitive fatigue with work overload among working people. The study consists of 307 participants working in various working sectors using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) to collect the data The obtained data were analysed using SPSS 20, with different statistical methods such as Frequency and percentage Spearmen’s rank corelations, chi-square independent test, Kruskal Wallis H test, Mann Witney U test. 

The results show that Depersonalization of cognitive fatigue showed a significant correlation with other dimensions like burnout, depersonalization and personal achievements of cognitive fatigue and disengagement and exhaustion of work overload. There are significant differences in cognitive fatigue based on marital status, working hours, job role, and age, gender while work overload only differed significantly with gender. There are significant associations between personal achievement (cognitive fatigue) and exhaustion (work overload). However, depersonalization and exhaustion with gender, as well as disengagement with gender, marital status, and working hours, were found to be non-significant. 

The findings show that cognitive fatigue and work overload affect people differently based on their job and personal factors. Workplaces need to focus on reducing burnout and managing better to support employee well-being.