Piepers, Lea (2022) The presumed Effect of Conscientiousness on the Relationship Between Blended Working and Anticipated Stress. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Blended work, describing the possibility to flexibly decide the work time and workplace has been gaining more attention in recent years. These type of working arrangements has been linked to positive outcomes such as increased satisfaction or lower stress levels. The person- environment fit model proposes that personal and environmental attributes together create a state of fit that promotes positive outcomes, while a misfit would result in negative outcomes such as elevated levels of stress. Previous research inquiring about the role of conscientiousness and work in general has found paradoxical results, especially regarding stress levels. That is why we want to test whether conscientiousness moderates the relationship between blended work and anticipated stress. This vignette study made use of a one factorial within- subject repeated measures design. Our sample consisted of 126 first year students, each of which were presented with two scales measuring conscientiousness and anticipated stress, as well as two vignettes describing blended and traditional working characteristics. The results supported the hypothesized negative effect of blended work on anticipated stress levels. The second hypothesis regarding the moderation effect could not be supported. Our relatively strong main effect showed support for previous findings of positive effects resulting from blended work. These findings implied that blended work could be important for interventions and positive changes regarding stress levels, as well as for the design and adaptation of occupations. Keywords: Conscientiousness, anticipated stress, Blended working
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Wortler, B. and Toth-Bos, A. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jan 2022 07:45 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jan 2022 07:45 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/50 |
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