Weits, Merel (2026) It’s Not a Secret, It’s Just Not Your ‘Business’: Occupational Self-Efficacy, Negative Affect and Confidentiality Requirements at Work. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Confidentiality requirements have become a pervasive element of modern organizational life, but it may also impose emotional demands on employees. Indeed, research shows that formal secrecy obligations can lead to adverse emotional outcomes, such as social isolation, burnout and work-related stress. Despite its prevalence, potential buffers against negative outcomes of confidentiality requirements remain largely understudied. In the current study, we investigate whether occupational self-efficacy moderates the relationship between confidentiality requirements and negative affect. We employed a cross-sectional survey design with 118 participants recruited through convenience and snowball sampling techniques. A moderation analysis was conducted to examine the moderation effect. Results showed a non-significant effect of confidentiality requirements on negative affect. The effect of occupational self-efficacy on negative affect was significant. The moderation effect was also significant but should be interpreted with caution as the simple slopes were non-significant for all three levels of occupational self-efficacy. We conclude that in order to improve employees’ affect, training programs and workshops can be implemented to enhance occupational self-efficacy. The effects of confidentiality requirements on employees need further research.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Keller, A.C. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Mar 2026 07:25 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Mar 2026 07:25 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/6295 |
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