The associations of supervisor support and work overload with burnout and depression: a cross-sectional study in two nursing settings.

Aims: To investigate the moderating effects of work overload and supervisor support on the emotional exhaustion-depressive state relationship.

Background: Burnout and depression are prevalent in human service professionals and have a detrimental impact on clients. Work overload and supervisor support are two key job demands and job resources, whose role and interplay for the development and maintenance of burnout and depression are not fully understood yet.