Neijenhuis, Ellen (2023) Understanding the Relationship Between the Personality Trait Neuroticism and Swift Blame in an Organizational Setting. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Swift blame is a spontaneous and reflexive type of blame manifested by automatic cognition (i.e., system one thinking). This form of blame has negative consequences in an organizational setting, such as decreasing work-life quality and generating a maladaptive blame culture. To gain insight into this relatively new concept, I will examine the relationship between the personality trait neuroticism and swift blame. I hypothesize that individuals with high scores on neuroticism will engage more in swift blame than individuals who score low on neuroticism. The 182 participants of this study were asked to evaluate a vignette using swift blame items. Additionally, they completed two items of the BIG-10, measuring neuroticism. Correlational analysis revealed no significant relationships between Neuroticism and the proxy variables Confidence in Information, Time, Blame, and Severity. There was, however, a positive correlation between Neuroticism and Reflection Effort and Effort Self-report. This means neurotic participants reflected more on their blame decisions than participants with low neuroticism scores. These results provide no concrete support for the hypothesis and might even indicate that individuals who score high in neuroticism engage less in swift blame in an organizational setting than individuals scoring low in neuroticism.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Graso, M. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jul 2023 13:18 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jul 2023 13:18 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2285 |
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