Martinelli, Flavio, Mr. (2026) The Moderating Role of Stress Mindset on the Relationship Between Workload and Fatigue. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
The modern world is fast, demanding and complicated compared to the slower, calmer and simpler world our ancestors thrived in. Many people now find themselves overworked, fatigued, and suffering a litany of stress-induced issues such as insomnia, burnout, and anxiety. The aim of our study was to determine if stress mindset contributes to this growing issue by playing a moderating role in the relationship between workload and fatigue. A two-week longitudinal study (N=221) was performed, in which participants answered a baseline survey reporting their stress mindset and then filled in three short daily surveys reporting their workload and fatigue during each of the following ten working days. The results showed that workload is indeed a significant predictor of fatigue, but that stress mindset is only a significant moderator of these two variables when accounting for the amount of workload (low, average, or high). From these findings, we conclude that while mitigating unfavourable stress mindsets in the workplace can likely play an important role in supporting workers, it is not a solution in and of itself to the problem of high workload.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Yang, W. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Feb 2026 07:20 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Feb 2026 07:20 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/6187 |
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