Ellerbeck, Meret Onna (2023) The Impact of Negative Work Events on Daily Self-Esteem of Employees: Examining the Role of Openness to Experience as a Moderator. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
In today’s work environments, employees encounter negative work events which significantly affect their well-being and performance. Negative work events can have a variety of effects on employees’ self-esteem. This study aimed to examine if negative work events account for a decrease in employees’ daily self-esteem. It was also investigated whether openness to experience influences the relationship between negative work events and daily self-esteem. The conservation of resources theory by Hobfoll (1989) provided the theoretical framework for this study. The study consisted of a baseline survey and a 10-day diary survey. Convenient and snowball sampling methods were applied, resulting in a sample of 96 employees from various industries, with 62.5% female and 36.5% male participants. The hypotheses were tested using hierarchical multiple regression analysis. The results indicate that negative work events do not significantly predict a decrease in employees’ daily self-esteem and that openness to experience does not significantly influence the strength of the relationship between negative work events and daily self-esteem. Future studies could apply different measures and other research designs to explore different predictors accounting for a decrease in self-esteem. This study is a contribution to the literature on occupational well-being and self-esteem in the work context. Keywords: negative work events, daily self-esteem, openness to experience, daily diary survey
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Schmitt, A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Jul 2023 11:57 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Jul 2023 11:57 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2390 |
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