Workplace demands and resources as antecedents of job burnout among public child welfare workers: A longitudinal study

►This is the first public child welfare worker multi-wave longitudinal burnout study. ►We examine the impact of job demands and resources on burnout development. ►Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization change and increase over time. ►Tenure, job stress, and work-family conflict predict emotional exhaustion. ►Age, work-family conflict and organizational support predict depersonalization.