ABSTRACT
Long before the Covid-19 pandemic, burnout was seen as a growing epidemic (Moukarzel et al., 2019; Sanfilippo et al., 2017). The pandemic intensified workers’ levels of stress and strain, as well as their levels of burnout. To address the key question as to why burnout increased during the pandemic, we proposed four competing hypotheses in terms of experiencing increased “traditional” demands, increased Covid-19-specific demands, reduced resources, and increased vulnerability. Based on these hypotheses, current and seminal works were integrated to create a burnout framework to guide burnout research. Future research should focus on improving our knowledge of both traditional antecedents, as well as unique burnout antecedents in terms of health and safety, social isolation, work–non-work interface, and remote work research.
