Effect of Perfectionism on Work Overload: The Moderating Role of Mental Toughness

Abstract

The current research aims to investigate the linkages between perfectionism and work overload. Further this study also purposes that this linkage moderated by mental toughness. A quantitative and cross-sectional research method using a convenient - sampling technique was employed to get responses from employees working in different Job- sectors of Pakistan. Data were collected from 261 employees and then tested by utilizing the Hayes’s process approach. The findings of the study indicate that work overload is related with perfectionism while mental toughness does not play any significant role between perfectionism and work overload. By utilizing Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, this study for the first discussed the moderating role of mental toughness.