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Vries, Jeske de (2024)

Unplugging from the Hustle: Testing Message Strategies to Foster Psychological Detachment among SelfEmployed Workers and the moderating roles of Financialstress and Message Involvement

Master thesis | Psychology (MSc)

This study examines the effectiveness of gain-framed messages in promoting psychological detachment among self-employed workers and the moderating role of financial stress and message involvement. A two-wave online study was conducted with a sample size of 350 participants. The three conditions in this study were those receiving work performance gain messages, health gain messages and control group. The results show that gain-framed messages had no significant effect on psychological detachment. In fact, the control group showed significantly higher levels of detachment than those who received gain-framed messages, which could indicate a reactance effect in which individuals resist attempts to change their behaviour. Financial stress was not a significant moderator in the message type on psychological detachment. Message involvement was also not a significant moderator of gain-framed messages on psychological detachment. These findings suggests to find alternative strategies to...Show moreThis study examines the effectiveness of gain-framed messages in promoting psychological detachment among self-employed workers and the moderating role of financial stress and message involvement. A two-wave online study was conducted with a sample size of 350 participants. The three conditions in this study were those receiving work performance gain messages, health gain messages and control group. The results show that gain-framed messages had no significant effect on psychological detachment. In fact, the control group showed significantly higher levels of detachment than those who received gain-framed messages, which could indicate a reactance effect in which individuals resist attempts to change their behaviour. Financial stress was not a significant moderator in the message type on psychological detachment. Message involvement was also not a significant moderator of gain-framed messages on psychological detachment. These findings suggests to find alternative strategies to motivate self-employed workers to psychologically detach from work.Show less

Author

Vries, Jeske de

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Specialisation

Social and Organisational Psychology

Supervisors

Bramesada Prasastyoga

ECTS Credits

20

Language

en