Regional Digital Technology Development Level, Job Satisfaction, and Job Burnout of Adult in-Service Learners

Abstract

The rapid expansion of the digital economy is profoundly reshaping the pressure structure of the labor market and influencing the work motivation of adult in-service learners. Based on survey data from 302 students in adult continuing education, this study uses a hierarchical linear model to systematically examine the internal mechanism by which regional digital economy development level affects job burnout. The results show that regional digital economy development level has a significant negative impact on job burnout. Job satisfaction exerts a partial mediating effect between the regional digital economy development level and job burnout. Individual employability negatively moderates the negative impact of regional digital economy development level on job satisfaction. Heterogeneity analysis indicates that the facilitating effect of regional digitalization pressure on job burnout is more pronounced in groups with younger ages, lower incomes, and liberal arts backgrounds. The conclusions of this paper can provide theoretical references and empirical evidence for improving the occupational psychological well-being of adult learners in the context of the digital economy.