Klaassen, Carlijn (2025) Daily Workload and Fatigue: Examining the Moderating Role of Perceived Competitive Climate. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Work-related stress is a common feature of contemporary workplaces, with workload representing a central job demand that is consistently associated with employee fatigue. Within the Job Demands–Resources model, workload is conceptualized as a demand requiring sustained physical and psychological effort, which is associated with fatigue. From this perspective, competitive climate may function as an additional contextual demand or reflect a work environment in which job resources are less available. However, it remains unclear whether perceived competitive climate alters the strength of the workload–fatigue association when daily experiences are considered in a more stable, aggregated manner. The present study examined whether daily workload is associated with daily fatigue at the participant level and whether perceived competitive climate moderates this relationship. Using a longitudinal design, data were collected from 220 employees across various occupational sectors who completed a baseline survey and repeated daily questionnaires over ten consecutive workdays. Analyses showed that higher aggregated daily workload was significantly associated with higher aggregated daily fatigue. This association remained consistent across low, average, and high levels of perceived competitive climate. Although perceived competitive climate showed a small positive main effect on fatigue, it did not moderate the workload–fatigue relationship. This suggests that competitive climate contributes to fatigue through parallel rather than interactive processes. Together, these findings suggest that workload represents a stable and central correlate of fatigue, independent of perceived competitive workplace contexts.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Yang, W. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jan 2026 15:11 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jan 2026 15:11 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/6039 |
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