Antecedents of COVID ‐19 rumination: A three‐wave study

Autor: Marjolein C. J. Caniëls, Irina Nikolova, Isabella Hatak, Petra C. de Weerd‐Nederhof
Přispěvatelé: Department of Organisation, RS-Research Line Learning (part of LIRS program), Department of Information Science, RS-Research Program Advancing Information Science (AIS), Organisation,Strategy & Entrepreneurship, RS: GSBE other - not theme-related research
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 63(5), 476-483. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Caniëls, M C J, Nikolova, I, Hatak, I & Weerd-Nederhof, P C 2022, ' Antecedents of COVID -19 rumination : A three-wave study ', Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, vol. 63, no. 5, pp. 476-483 . https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12832
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 63(5), 476-483. Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN: 0036-5564
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12832
Popis: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of our lives and has caused a considerable rise in psychological complaints such as anxieties and depression. The majority of studies so far has focused on outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic. To augment current knowledge, we focus on the antecedents of COVID-19 rumination. Specially, we examine how negative and positive work events prior to the outbreak influence individuals' coping capacity with regard to COVID-19 (i.e., the extent to which individuals have recurrent negative thoughts about COVID-19). Drawing on Conservation of Resources Theory (COR), we maintain that positive and negative work events prior to the pandemic can affect one's self-efficacy experiences and in turn can impact recurrent negative thoughts about COVID-19. Alongside exploring the proposed theoretical mediation model, we test one of the key assumptions of the COR theory: the notion of primacy of negative over positive affect that results from negative (vs. positive) work events. Three-waved data was collected among Dutch employees (T1 = 302; T2 = 199; T3 = 171); two prior to the pandemic and one at the onset of the outbreak. Results showed that positive work events increased self-efficacy, which in turn reduced COVID-19 rumination. Contrary to the expectation of primacy of the effects of negative work events, we found no significant impact of negative work events on individuals' COVID-19 rumination.
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