Daily Hindrance Stressors and Employee Fatigue: Examining the Role of Stress Mindset

Wallaart, Ymke (2026) Daily Hindrance Stressors and Employee Fatigue: Examining the Role of Stress Mindset. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.

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Abstract

Work-related stressors are a central concern in society and occupational health research, yet little is known about how employees’ daily appraisals of hindrance stressors relate to fatigue over time and whether individual beliefs about stress influence this relationship. Using data from a daily diary study, the present study examined associations between daily hindrance stressors, stress mindset, and employee fatigue across ten consecutive workdays. Daily measures of hindrance stressors and fatigue were aggregated to capture employees’ overall exposure during the study period. Data were collected from 221 employees (60.5% women; M age = 34.8 years) who completed three daily surveys per workday assessing hindrance stressors and fatigue, along with a baseline survey assessing stress mindset. Regression analyses showed that hindrance stressors were positively associated with fatigue, whereas stress mindset neither moderated this relationship nor predicted hindrance stressors. These findings underscore the central role of structurally hindering work conditions in the stressor– fatigue process and suggest that the relevance of stress mindset may depend on stressor type and the temporal level at which stress processes are examined, highlighting the importance of addressing obstructive work conditions to promote employee well-being.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor)
Supervisor name:	Schmitt, A.
Degree programme:	Psychology
Differentiation route:	None [Bachelor Psychology]
Date Deposited:	29 Jan 2026 10:10
Last Modified:	29 Jan 2026 10:10
URI:	http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/6097

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