Pieters, Senna (2024) How Daily Negative Work Events Predict Employee Self-Esteem: The Moderating Role of Neuroticism. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This study investigated how negative work events affect self-esteem with neuroticism as a moderator. While a substantial and growing body of literature explores the influence of stress on work performance, there is relatively less insight into the impact of negative work events on self-esteem. Specifically, this study hypothesized that more negative work events would result in lower scores on self-esteem. In addition, this study also examined whether neuroticism plays a role in the strength in the relationship between negative work experiences and self-esteem, given that negative experiences may be perceived as more intense by employees high in neuroticism. To test these hypotheses, 141 participants were recruited who met the requirements and completed a baseline study followed by a diary study of ten days. Predictions were based on the conservation of resources (COR) theory and the underperformance as a stressor model. The study found that negative events showed no significant change in self-esteem and neuroticism had no significant role in this either. Possible reasons for these results could be due to limitations, such as sample size, the reporting of events or the lack of within-person measurements. Future research could build on these limitations. Keywords: negative work events, self-esteem, neuroticism, resources, underperformance
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Schmitt, A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Feb 2024 13:36 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Feb 2024 13:36 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3142 |
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