This study investigated the mediating effect of multi-role stress and the moderated mediating effect of self-compassion in the relationship between evaluative concern perfectionism and job burnout among employed mothers. A survey was conducted with 312 working women with children, and the data were analyzed using the PROCESS Macro. The key findings are as follows. First, evaluative concern perfectionism significantly influenced job burnout through the mediating effect of multi-role stress. Second, self-compassion and isolation, a subfactor of self-compassion, moderated the relationship between multi-role stress and job burnout. Notably, the association between multi-role stress and burnout was stronger among individuals with higher levels of self-compassion or with lower levels of isolation. Third, the moderated mediating effect of self-compassion through multi-role stress in the relationship between evaluative concern perfectionism and job burnout was significant. These findings suggest that multi-role stress partially mediates the relationship between evaluative concern perfectionism and job burnout, and that self-compassion moderates this mediating pathway. Based on these results, the study discusses its implications, acknowledges its limitations, and offers suggestions for future research.
