Brough, Awika (2025) Exploring Work Engagement: The Influence of Positive Events and Extraversion in Mitigating the Effects of Negative Events. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Work engagement can be influenced by various contextual and individual difference factors, such as work events and personality traits. Previous research has addressed these relationships independently. However, these variables have rarely been examined together. The current study proposes a buffering effect of positive work events on the negative relationship between negative work events and work engagement. Based on the person-situation approach of the Job Demands-Resources model, it is further hypothesized that extraversion moderates this relationship and that the buffering effect is amplified when employees are low in extraversion. A baseline survey and 10 diary questionnaires yielded 183 participants and 1158 observations. Results revealed separate significant main effects for negative and positive work events on work engagement. No buffering effects were found for positive work events, and no three-way interaction effects were found on extraversion’s role in the relationship. The findings highlight the unique role that positive and negative work events have on work engagement. Organizations should focus on fostering positive work events through HRM practices. Future research should continue to examine the interplay between personality traits and work events by adopting a more extensive longitudinal design or advanced statistical analysis to better understand how these variables can interact to affect organizational outcomes.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Schmitt, A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Jan 2025 13:34 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jan 2025 13:34 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4571 |
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