Bharti, Tisya (2025) Unfinished Tasks and Rumination: Exploring the Role of Occupational Self Efficacy. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Dealing with unfinished task is an experience that is common amongst employees of different occupations and years of experience. There is a significant research done in the field of occupational psychology that identifies unfinished tasks as a stressor that can impact us during off-work time. Research also presents empirical evidence for a positive link between unfinished tasks and affective rumination. This study aims to replicate the findings made on this positive relationship between unfinished tasks and affective rumination (H1). We also aim to explore how occupational self-efficacy may moderate this effect. Specifically, we argue that higher levels of occupational self-efficacy will lead to less affective rumination in the face of unfinished tasks (H2). In order to investigate this, we used a cross-sectional survey (N=99) that measured unfinished tasks, affective rumination and occupational self-efficacy amongst a diverse population of employees. With a multiple regression analysis, we found support for our first hypothesis with a positive association between unfinished tasks and affective rumination. On the other hand, we did not find significant results for our second hypothesis and concluded that occupational self-efficacy does not moderate the relationship between unfinished tasks and affective rumination. This study contributes to previous research by replicating prior evidence on the link between unfinished tasks and affective rumination while attempting to explore the potential moderation of occupational self-efficacy.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Weigelt, O. and Manchev, M.N. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Jul 2025 09:30 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2025 09:30 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5788 |
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