Schröer, Anne (2024) The Role of Stress Mindset in Coping with Unfinished Tasks. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Unfinished tasks have been consistently linked to affective rumination, which involves dwelling on unresolved work issues and negatively impacts well-being. However, the contingencies underlying this association are underexplored. Individual differences may explain why some persons find it easier to unwind from work despite having unfinished tasks. Next to replicating the relationship between unfinished tasks and affective rumination, we are the first to investigate how beliefs about the nature of stress influence this link. Specifically, we test whether stress mindset serves as a boundary condition between unfinished tasks and affective rumination. Using a cross-sectional survey, we measured levels of unfinished tasks, affective rumination, and stress mindset among 199 employees. Our convenience sample is mostly German and individuals worked at least part-time. In line with control theory and the Zeigarnik effect, our results indicate a positive relationship between unfinished tasks and affective rumination. However, in our regression analysis, we found no interaction effect with stress mindset. This illustrates that the link between unfinished tasks and affective rumination is robust since it is not affected by differing levels of stress mindset. We should explore individual differences beyond stress mindset when designing interventions to reduce affective rumination.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Weigelt, O. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2024 09:55 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Aug 2024 09:55 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4289 |
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