Dohrn, Lilly (2025) Staying Energized at Work: How the Fit Between Personality and Needs Based Crafting Shapes Energy Trajectories. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This study explores how Needs-Based Job Crafting (NBJC) influences employees’ energy trajectories throughout the workday and whether this relationship is moderated by personality traits, particularly Extraversion. Drawing on the DRAMMA framework and the Integrative Needs Model of Crafting, NBJC was conceptualized as approach-oriented (targeting Autonomy, Mastery, Meaning, and Affiliation) or avoidance-oriented (targeting Detachment and Relaxation). Using an experience sampling method over 18 days with a sample of N = 76 German employees, results supported the expected inverted U-shaped pattern of daily energy, peaking at midday and declining in the afternoon. While NBJC was associated with higher overall energy, it did not significantly buffer afternoon declines. Surprisingly, avoidance-oriented crafting was more energizing than approach-oriented crafting during afternoon energy declines. Moreover, Extraversion moderated these effects. Individuals low in extraversion benefitted more from avoidance-oriented crafting, supporting the idea of a person-strategy fit. These findings highlight the importance of tailoring energy management strategies to individual psychological needs and personality traits. Keyword: needs-based job crafting, energy trajectories, extraversion, person-strategy fit, DRAMMA framework
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Weigelt, O. and Fousiani, K. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Work, Organizational and Personnel Psychology (WOP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Sep 2025 10:04 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Sep 2025 10:04 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/5929 |
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