Previous studies have found that burnout is to some extent contagious and have argued it is a socially induced phenomenon. However, until now, actual social interactions and the long‐term effect of this contagion have remained largely unexplored. This study aimed to expand earlier findings on burnout contagion through the application of a social network approach. This approach assumes that some relationships provide more information on the feelings and attitudes of others. This study therefore not only identified interaction partners, but also examined how characteristics (multiplexity, frequency, and embeddedness) of the relationship with those partners relate to burnout contagion. Using (temporal) network autocorrelation models, burnout contagion was empirically investigated in the context of secondary school teams. Cross‐sectional analyses were performed on data obtained from 931 teachers working in 14 schools. Long‐term effects of burnout contagion were assessed among 578 teachers working in 12 schools. The results showed that interpersonal interactions act as conduits for burnout contagion, especially when relations are strong in terms of frequency, embeddedness, and multiplexity. The results also showed that features of relationships play a differential role in the contagion of different components of burnout. Moreover, long‐term effects were found for emotional exhaustion. This study thus provided evidence for the importance of interpersonal relationships in burnout contagion.

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教师之间的“爆发性传染”：一种社交网络方法

先前的研究发现，倦怠在某种程度上具有传染性，并认为这是一种社会诱发的现象。但是，到目前为止，实际的社会互动和这种传染病的长期影响尚未得到充分探讨。这项研究旨在通过应用社交网络方法扩展关于倦怠传染的早期发现。这种方法假定某些关系提供了有关其他人的感受和态度的更多信息。因此，本研究不仅确定了相互作用的伙伴，而且研究了与这些伙伴的关系的特征（多重性，频率和嵌入性）如何与倦怠传染有关。使用（时间）网络自相关模型，在中学团队的背景下对倦怠蔓延进行了实证研究。对从14所学校的931名教师获得的数据进行了横断面分析。在12所学校的578名教师中评估了倦怠传染的长期影响。结果表明，人际互动是倦怠传播的渠道，尤其是当关系在频率，嵌入性和多重性方面很强时。结果还表明，关系的特征在倦怠的不同组成部分的传染中起着不同的作用。此外，发现长期的情绪疲倦效应。因此，这项研究为人际关系在倦怠蔓延中的重要性提供了证据。结果表明，人际互动是倦怠传播的渠道，尤其是当关系在频率，嵌入性和多重性方面很强时。结果还表明，关系的特征在倦怠的不同组成部分的传染中起着不同的作用。此外，发现长期的情绪疲倦效应。因此，这项研究为人际关系在倦怠蔓延中的重要性提供了证据。结果表明，人际互动是倦怠传播的渠道，尤其是当关系在频率，嵌入性和多重性方面很强时。结果还表明，关系的特征在倦怠的不同组成部分的传染中起着不同的作用。此外，发现长期的情绪疲倦效应。因此，这项研究为人际关系在倦怠蔓延中的重要性提供了证据。