Budde, Jesper David (2025) Interpersonal Emotion Regulation in Response to Emotional Job Demands: The Role of Learning Goal Orientation and Occupational Tenure. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This study examined how emotional job demands (EJDs) influence the choice of interpersonal extrinsic emotion regulation (IEER) strategies in the workplace, specifically focusing on low engagement strategies such as expressive suppression and downward social comparison. We also explored whether this relationship is moderated by employees’ learning goal orientation (LGO) and occupational tenure. A total of 248 participants were recruited through Prolific Academic Ltd., who completed a web-based experiment that included emotion-regulation- demanding video scenarios, after which they had to choose how to help others regulate their negative emotions by opting for certain IEER strategies. EJDs, LGO, and occupational tenure were assessed using self-report measures. Results showed that higher EJDs significantly predicted greater use of expressive suppression, but not downward social comparison. Neither LGO nor occupational tenure moderated the effect of EJDs on either strategy. These findings partially support the hypothesis that high EJDs promote disengagement IEER strategies, while not providing evidence for moderating effects by LGO and occupational tenure. The study contributes to understanding how emotional demands at work impact employee responses to distressed colleagues and may inform HR practices aimed at fostering supportive workplace interactions.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Scheibe, S. and Fousiani, K. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2025 14:06 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jul 2025 14:06 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5489 |
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