Weperen, Jikkie van (2023) The Moderating Effect of Sensory Processing Sensitivity on the Relationship Between Problem-Solving Demands and Vitality. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Research has shown that people differ in how much their well-being is affected by their work characteristics. Therefore, it is important to deepen the knowledge of how work characteristics influence employee well-being and what interindividual differences affect this relationship. This study aims to detangle mixed research results on the relationship between problem-solving demands at work (PSD) and employee vitality. Furthermore, based on the person-environment fit model it was expected that the personality trait sensory processing sensitivity (SPS) moderates this relationship. SPS is a multidimensional concept that captures interindividual differences in the perception, processing, and responsiveness of sensory information. It was hypothesized that SPS can be directly related to vitality, due to its relationship with other personality traits and heightened behavioural inhibition and activation systems. The three dimensions of SPS are expected to have varying relationships with vitality and to differently moderate the relationship between PSD and vitality, in such a way that the dimensions influence the appraisal and reaction to PSD differently and therefore the relationship. In order to test the hypotheses a daily diary study was conducted among 38 employees. The results obtained with hierarchical multiple regression, showed no support for the hypotheses. The findings indicate that there is no relationship between PSD and vitality, no moderation effect by SPS and no relationship between SPS and vitality. Overall, the study offers an intriguing starting point for further research on how SPS is related to well-being indicators. Keywords: problem-solving demands, vitality, sensory processing sensitivity, person-environment fit model
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Schmitt, A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Jul 2023 09:05 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Jul 2023 09:05 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2241 |
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