Debets, Sterre (2024) Upward Social Comparisons and Job Satisfaction: Diving into the Mediating Role of Envy and the Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Abstract: This research aims to explore upward social comparisons’ effects on job satisfaction, while taking into account the mediating effects of both benign and malicious envy, as well as the moderating effects of perceived organizational support (POS) on this framework. Hypotheses propose that upward social comparisons are negatively associated with job satisfaction, and that benign and malicious envy mediate this negative relationship by increasing and reducing job satisfaction, respectively. In turn, POS is hypothesized to moderate this mediation by reducing envy’s effect on job satisfaction. While analyzing questionnaire results of N = 140 adult employees, SPSS as well as PROCESS macro revealed that the hypothesized relationships were not significantly supported. Thus, the findings give rise to suggestions for future research, underscoring the need to investigate the contributing underlying effects in these complex workplace dynamics.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Barelds, D.P.H. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Jun 2024 14:48 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Jun 2024 14:48 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3422 |
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