Kemerink op Schiphorst, Chanika, C (2022) Stress in the Entrepreneurial World: Coping Style as a Moderator between Adverse Work Events and Job Strain. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Our current study aimed to investigate the relationship between adverse work event and job strain, and whether this relationship was moderated between the choice of coping style. Our research was based on the coping model by Lazarus and Folkman (1984) whereby coping is either categorized as being problem-focused or emotion-focused. Our sample consisted of 136 entrepreneurs or individuals who were involved in founding a business. All participants completed a questionnaire composing of questions regarding experienced adverse work events, strain levels as well as coping methods used. Based on our literature review and the effectiveness of problem-focused coping against emotion-focused coping, we hypothesized that choice of coping style would moderate the relationship between adverse work event and strain. Specifically, we hypothesized that engaging in emotion-focused coping would likely increase the negative effects of adverse work events on strain, while engaging in problem-focused coping would decrease the negative effects of adverse work events on strain. Based on two separate linear regressions with interaction effects, it was found that emotion-focused coping was a significant moderator and problem-focused coping was an insignificant moderator. We partially accepted our first hypothesis, as a moderation was found for emotion-focused coping model, yet its specific direction and strength was opposite to what we hypothesized. We failed to accept our second hypothesis, as problem-focused coping did not moderate the strength nor direction of our dependent variable, job strain. Emotion-focused coping reduced the influence of adverse work events on strain, while problem-focused coping did not significantly influence this. We concluded that emotion-focused strategies may not be as ineffective as previously research has suggested. Keywords: adverse work event, entrepreneurs, job strain, emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Kleine, A.K. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Feb 2022 09:26 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Feb 2022 09:26 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/136 |
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