The lingering curvilinear effect of workload on employee rumination and negative emotions: A diary study

IF 5.6 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Work and Stress Pub Date : 2021-12-26 DOI:10.1080/02678373.2021.2009055

Shani Pindek, Zhiqing E. Zhou, Stacey R. Kessler, Alexandra Krajcevska, Paul E. Spector

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Abstract

ABSTRACT A high workload has long been considered a harmful stressor that adversely affects employees. In the current study, we propose that work underload also has negative implications for employees, and that there is a curvilinear relationship between daily workload and rumination. These negative consequences can carry over to the next day. We collected data from a sample of 137 employees over the course of 9 days to examine how deviations from employees’ average workload impacts their negative rumination at the conclusion of the workday and their negative emotions the following morning. Results of the multilevel analyses indicated that daily workload had a significant curvilinear, J-shaped association with subsequent evening negative rumination that carries over into the following day in the form of higher negative emotions. These effects were stronger for employees with high levels of trait negative affectivity. Our findings suggest that while the effect of upward deviation from the typical workload is worse for employee rumination and subsequent negative emotions than the effect of downward deviation, deviations in either direction have negative effects on employees, especially for individuals with high levels of trait negative affectivity. In conclusion, this study highlights the importance of examining daily fluctuation in workload.

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工作量对员工沉思和负面情绪的持续曲线效应：日记研究

摘要长期以来，高工作量一直被认为是一种有害的压力源，会对员工产生不利影响。在目前的研究中，我们提出工作量不足对员工也有负面影响，日常工作量和沉思之间存在曲线关系。这些负面后果可能会持续到第二天。我们在9天的时间里从137名员工的样本中收集了数据，以研究与员工平均工作量的偏差如何影响他们在工作日结束时的负面沉思和第二天早上的负面情绪。多层次分析的结果表明，每天的工作量与随后的晚间负面沉思有着显著的曲线J型关联，这种沉思会以更高的负面情绪的形式延续到第二天。这些影响对于具有高水平特质负面情感的员工来说更为强烈。我们的研究结果表明，虽然向上偏离典型工作量对员工沉思和随后的负面情绪的影响比向下偏离的影响更糟，但任何一个方向的偏离都会对员工产生负面影响，尤其是对具有高特质负面情绪的人。总之，这项研究强调了检查工作量日常波动的重要性。

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Work and Stress PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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11.70

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3.30%

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期刊介绍： Work & Stress is an international, multidisciplinary quarterly presenting high-quality papers concerned with the psychological, social and organizational aspects of occupational health and well-being, and stress and safety management. It is published in association with the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology. The journal publishes empirical reports, scholarly reviews and theoretical papers. It is directed at occupational health psychologists, work and organizational psychologists, those involved with organizational development, and all concerned with the interplay of work, health and organisations. Research published in Work & Stress relates psychologically salient features of the work environment to their psychological, behavioural and health consequences, focusing on the underlying psychological processes. The journal has become a natural home for research on the work-family interface, social relations at work (including topics such as bullying and conflict at work, leadership and organizational support), workplace interventions and reorganizations, and dimensions and outcomes of worker stress and well-being. Such dimensions and outcomes, both positive and negative, include stress, burnout, sickness absence, work motivation, work engagement and work performance. Of course, submissions addressing other topics in occupational health psychology are also welcomed.