Pol, Pien, van der (2026) When Personality Meets Work Environment: How Psychological Safety Shapes the Link Between Extraversion and Creative Idea Championing. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Employees contribute to organizational innovation not only by generating creative ideas, but also by actively promoting them so that these ideas can be implemented. This study focuses on idea championing, a socially demanding phase of the creative process in which employees seek support and resources for their ideas. Although both individual differences and work context are assumed to influence championing behaviour, evidence on their joint effects remain mixed. The present research examined whether extraversion predicts idea championing and whether psychological safety moderates this relationship. Using a vignette- based survey design, participants were randomly assigned to a high or low psychological safety condition and reported their willingness to champion a creative idea. Data from participants (N= 177) were analysed using moderated regression analysis. The hypothesized interaction between extraversion and psychological safety was not supported in the primary analysis. However, post hoc analyses indicated a differential pattern: individuals high in extraversion reported greater willingness to champion ideas in high psychological safety environments, but lower willingness to champion ideas in low psychological safety environments. These findings suggest that extraverted individuals may be particularly sensitive to contextual cues when deciding whether to engage in championing behaviour. Overall, the study highlights the importance of psychologically safe environments for enabling the active promotion of creative ideas in organizations. Keywords: Idea Championing, Creativity, Psychological Safety, ExtraversioN
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
|---|---|
| Supervisor name: | Rietzschel, E.F. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Feb 2026 15:30 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Feb 2026 15:30 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/6242 |
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