McDonough, Mariah2023-05-192023-05-192023-05https://hdl.handle.net/11299/254269A Plan B Research Project submitted to the faculty of the University of Minnesota by Mariah McDonough in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, May 2023. This item has been modified from the original to redact the signature present.The purpose of this study was to determine how work ability, health-related organizational climate, and work health management interference (WHMI) contributed to burnout, with a particular interest in those with lower levels of work ability as a result of chronic illness/disease. The overall research objective was to examine whether healthrelated organizational climate moderated the mediating effect of work-health management interference on the relationship between work ability and job burnout. A convenience sample of 2,056 adults living and working in the United States who responded to a recruitment message participated in this study. Participants accessed a survey in Qualtrics via a link provided in an email or accessible via electronic posting and completed a survey that included sociodemographic and job-related items, as well as measures to evaluate levels of work ability, burnout, WHMI, and health-oriented organizational climate. Results showed that work ability had a significant predictive effect on burnout, WHMI played a mediating role in the relationship between work ability and burnout, and organizational health-related climate was found to play a moderating role in the relationship between work ability and WHMI. These findings add to research on the relationship between work ability and burnout and serve as a foundation for organizations to adapt and develop strategies to better support employees with lowered work ability due to chronic disease/health conditions in order to reduce job burnout and improve well-being and productivity.work abilityburnoutchronic diseaseWHMIorganizational health-related climateUniversity of Minnesota DuluthCollege of Education and Human Service ProfessionsDepartment of PsychologyIndustrial-Organizational trackMaster of ArtsMaster of Arts in Psychological ScienceScholarly Text or Essay