Suhr, Max A. (2022) The Relationship between Leisure Crafting and Subjective Well-Being in Teleworkers. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Information communication technology has made it possible to work remotely instead of in the traditional office workspace. This type of work is known as teleworking. While findings on telework show that it provides workers with various benefits, they also indicate that telework can lead to negative outcomes. Such negative outcomes include the prevention of satisfying psychological needs. As a consequence, teleworkers’ subjective well-being might be negatively affected. Teleworkers whose needs cannot be satisfied at work, can satisfy them in their leisure time, also referred to as leisure crafting. This study investigates the effect that leisure crafting has on the life satisfaction in telework. I hypothesize that leisure crafting is positively related to life satisfaction. As leisure activities and life satisfaction were both positively correlated with psychological detachment in previous research, I also hypothesize that psychological detachment mediates the relationship between leisure crafting and life satisfaction. For the analysis, a cross-sectional study is conducted, for which a sample of teleworkers (N=69) complete an online survey. Results from the study provide no evidence in favor of a significant relationship between leisure crafting and life satisfaction. As no significant effect is found, psychological detachment as a mediating variable, is not assessed. Therefore, there is no evidence in favor of my hypothesis. In conclusion, leisure crafting is not positively related to life satisfaction in teleworkers, in this study. Furthermore, psychological detachment does not mediate this relationship. I discuss the theoretical and practical implications of my research findings.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Yan, N. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2022 07:57 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2022 07:57 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1137 |
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