Müller, Lena (2023) Revenge Bedtime Procrastination – a Compromise for Satisfying Frustrated Needs? Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Sleep is an essential aspect of everyday life to stay healthy, mentally and physically. There are numerous aspects of why employees sacrifice their sleep, intentionally and unintentionally. Revenge Bedtime Procrastination is a deliberate form of bedtime procrastination. It is the attempt to purposefully eke out some leisure time in a day full of obligations by postponing one’s sleep. This thesis studied the phenomenon through the lens of self-determination theory. It was hypothesized, that the urge to eke out some leisure time for oneself is a compromised strategy to counter the frustration of basic psychological needs at work (autonomy, relatedness, competence). Participants completed a questionnaire and results showed a significant positive association between need frustration at work and revenge bedtime procrastination. A job resource that was assumed to provide the possibility to fulfill basic psychological needs directly at the workplace was taking work breaks. Taking more frequent self-initiated work breaks had no significant moderating effect on the relationship between need frustration at work and revenge bedtime procrastination. These results are discussed in relation to work break quality and culture at the workplace. The thesis results underline the importance for organizations and employees to consider aspects in the workplace that frustrate basic psychological needs and find ways to mitigate unnecessary need frustration because it presumably affects employees’ sleep behavior. Keywords: Deliberate Bedtime Procrastination, Revenge Bedtime Procrastination, Self-Determination Theory, Basic Psychological Needs Frustration, Work Breaks
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Yan, N. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2023 13:35 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Jul 2023 13:35 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2464 |
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