scholarly journals EXPRESS: The Role of Regulatory-, Affective-, and Motivational Resources in the Spillover of Sleep in the Home Domain to Employee Effectiveness in the Work Domain

2021 ◽  
pp. 001872672110524
Author(s):  
Wladislaw Rivkin ◽  
Stefan Diestel ◽  
Jakob Stollberger ◽  
Claudia Sacramento
Keyword(s):  
Implicit Theories ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Limited Resource ◽  
Resource Theory ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Diary Studies ◽  
Lack Of Sleep ◽  
Employee Effectiveness

How does sleep affect employee effectiveness and what can employees do to remain effective on days with a lack of sleep? Drawing on the conservation of resources theory our research expands on the cognitive (regulatory resources), affective (positive affect), and motivational (subjective vitality) mechanisms that link sleep and employee effectiveness. Furthermore, considering the crucial role of individual beliefs in the spillover of sleep to work, we examine the moderating role of implicit theories about willpower – a mindset about the resource-draining nature of self-regulation – in the relation between sleep duration and employee effectiveness through regulatory resources availability. Two daily diary studies with a combined sample of Ntotal=214 employees (Ntotal=1317 workdays) demonstrate the predominant role of cognitive and affective resources in linking sleep at home to engagement, in-, and extra-role performance at work. Moreover, the spillover of sleep to employee effectiveness via cognitive resources is stronger for individuals holding a limited as compared to a non-limited resource theory. This research not only expands our theoretical understanding of the psychological mechanisms that link sleep to employee effectiveness but also offers practical implications by highlighting the protective role of holding a non-limited resource theory on days with a lack of sleep.

Professional value and ethical self-regulation in the development of modern librarianship

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 1261-1280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joacim Hansson
Keyword(s):  
Professional Ethics ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ethical Codes ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Institutional Contexts ◽  
Definition Of

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to make a contribution to the theoretical understanding of documents and documentary agency in society through examples from a defined institutional and professional setting; and second, to create an understanding for the role of ethical codes in the process of defining and developing modern librarianship. Design/methodology/approach This study analyses the role of documentation carrying content of professional ethics in the formulation of modern librarianship. This is done through a series of example documents of various kinds, such as founding charters, peer handbooks and ethical codes systematically analysed through the use of document theory and theory on institutional change. Findings The findings of this study suggest that documents pronouncing ethical self-regulation within librarianship play a primarily legitimising role in situations where new types of libraries emerge or when libraries adapt to social change. The study proposes legitimacy as a key aspect of documentality, thus supplementing the established understanding of the concept. Originality/value This study is the first to analyse the role of ethical codes in libraries using document theory. It brings new knowledge to the role of ethical self-regulation in librarianship over time and in different institutional contexts. In suggesting a developed definition of documentality, it contributes to the theoretical understanding of the role of documents and documentation in institutions and in society at large.

Exemplification and Perceived Job Insecurity

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nele De Cuyper ◽  
Bert Schreurs ◽  
Tinne Vander Elst ◽  
Elfi Baillien ◽  
Hans De Witte
Keyword(s):  
Impression Management ◽  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Unintended Effects ◽  
And Performance

Impression management is typically seen as a means to achieve success. Little is known about potential side effects for the self, or about impression management aimed at prevention of loss. Here, we probe the relationship between exemplification (impression management aimed at acquiring the image of model employee) and performance and emotional exhaustion, accounting for the moderating role of job insecurity. We use the Resource Model of Self-regulation and the Conservation of Resources Theory to propose that the association of exemplification with performance and emotional exhaustion is more positive with increased job insecurity. Hypotheses were tested in a sample of 603 Peruvian workers using structural equation modeling (SEM). The pattern of results supported our hypotheses: Exemplification has unintended effects when workers feel insecure.

scholarly journals Dealing with Daily Rhythms: Families’ Strategies to Tackle Chronic Time Pressure

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 7193
Author(s):  
Guillaume Drevon ◽  
Philippe Gerber ◽  
Vincent Kaufmann
Keyword(s):  
Time Pressure ◽  
Limited Resource ◽  
Daily Rhythm ◽  
Resource Theory ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Very High ◽  
Daily Time

As suggested by the conservation of resources theory, in contemporary societies time is considered as a limited resource in the same way as money and energy. In the current paper, a novel daily rhythm approach related to motility is presented, in order to highlight the effects of life acceleration on family life management and other professional, leisure, and consumption activities. The analysis is based on a qualitative survey involving 20 families (40 interviewees) that include long-distance commuters living in the suburban areas of Voiron and Thionville in France. These families are composed of an active couple and at least two children under 18 years of age, and the couple commutes at least 60 km every day between home and work. Based on this particularly stressful daily configuration, the qualitative survey deals with the modalities of managing daily time between and within these couples. The quantitative and qualitative analysis of the corpus of interviews shows first, a very high daily rhythm, and second, the diversity of strategies that lead to a typology of resources used to deal with daily time pressures. The results suggest that forms of time-related vulnerabilities depend on social, economic, and temporal resources, while confirming the importance of rhythms analysis in the daily mobility field and in the resource theory.

scholarly journals How does self-regulation of emotions impact employee work engagement: The mediating role of social resources

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 508-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dave Bouckenooghe ◽  
Usman Raja ◽  
Muhammad Abbas
Keyword(s):  
Work Engagement ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Personal Resource ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Employee Work Engagement ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractDrawing upon the Conservation of Resources Theory, we investigated the hitherto unexplored role of ‘social resources’ (i.e., trust in supervisor and social interaction) in mediating the relationship between ‘self-regulation of emotions’ (i.e., a personal resource) and work engagement. The data were collected from 296 IT professionals at four well-established IT firms in Ukraine. As we hypothesized, self-regulation of emotions positively affected work engagement, yet this effect partially disappeared when controlling for the role of social resources. Together, these findings illustrate the dynamic role of an individual's personal and social resources in fostering work engagement.

scholarly journals The Role of State and Trait Motivational Regulation for Procrastinatory Behavior in Academic Contexts: Insights from two Diary Studies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Bäulke ◽  
Martin Daumiller ◽  
Markus Dresel
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Exam Preparation ◽  
Diary Studies ◽  
Motivational Regulation ◽  
Curve Modeling ◽  
Regulation Strategies ◽  
Strategy Fit

Academic procrastination can theoretically be conceptualized as a failure in motivational self-regulation. It can be assumed that besides the mere use of motivational regulation strategies, fitting motivational regulation strategies with the current motivational problem can also have beneficial effects on academic procrastination. As both academic procrastination and motivational regulation can be conceptualized as over time fluctuating and situation-specific behaviors, not only trait, but also state fractions of these constructs have to be considered. To elucidate the interrelations between academic procrastinatory behavior and motivational regulation, we therefore considered trait use, state use, trait fit, and state fit of motivational regulation strategies. To test their relevance for academic procrastinatory behavior, we conducted two longitudinal and situation-specific diary studies with 128 and 218 university students. Results of growth curve modeling indicate that academic procrastinatory behavior varies between persons, declines during exam preparation, and can be reduced by using well-fitting motivational regulation strategies. Specifically, both trait and state strategy fit were negatively associated with academic procrastinatory behavior, while mere strategy use was not.

Implicit Theories About Willpower in Resisting Temptations and Emotion Control

2017 ◽  
Vol 225 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Bernecker ◽  
Veronika Job
Keyword(s):  
Stroop Task ◽  
Implicit Theories ◽  
Limited Resource ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Resource Theory ◽  
Control Performance ◽  
Control Task ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Emotion Control

Abstract. Previous research suggests that people’s implicit theories about willpower affect continuous self-control performance in the domain of strenuous mental activities. The present research expands these findings to two further domains of self-control: resisting temptations and emotion control. In Study 1, participants were either led to resist a temptation or not. Participants who believed that willpower gets depleted by resistance to temptations (limited-resource theory) performed significantly worse in a subsequent Stroop task compared to participants who believed that resisting temptations activates their willpower (nonlimited-resource theory). In Study 2, participants controlled their emotions during a funny video or were allowed to express them. Participants who believed that controlling emotions depletes willpower performed worse in a subsequent persistence task than those who believed that controlling emotions activates willpower. Results suggest that implicit theories about willpower are domain specific and sensitive to the domain of the initial self-control task rather than that of the subsequent self-control task.

scholarly journals My Brain Needs a Break: Kindergarteners’ Willpower Theories Are Related to Behavioral Self-Regulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Compagnoni ◽  
Vanda Sieber ◽  
Veronika Job
Keyword(s):  
Implicit Theories ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Limited Resource ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Learning Goal ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Metacognitive Beliefs ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mediation And Moderation

Is the way that kindergarteners view their willpower – as a limited or as a non-limited resource – related to their motivation and behavioral self-regulation? This study is the first to examine the structure of beliefs about willpower in relation to behavioral self-regulation by interviewing 147 kindergarteners (52% girls) aged 5 to 7 years (M = 6.47, SD = 0.39). A new instrument was developed to assess implicit theories about willpower for this specific age group. Results indicated that kindergarteners who think of their willpower as a non-limited resource showed better behavioral self-regulation than children who adopted a more limited theory, even when controlling for age and gender. This relation was especially pronounced in low achieving children. Mediation and moderation analyses showed that this relation was partly mediated through the children’s willingness to invest effort to reach a learning goal. Findings suggest that fostering metacognitive beliefs in children, such as the belief that willpower is a non-limited resource, may increase behavioral self-regulation for successful adjustment to the demands of kindergarten and school.

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