Committee Chair

Black, Kristen J.; Cunningham, Christopher J. L.

Committee Member

O'Leary, Brian J.

Department

Dept. of Psychology

College

College of Arts and Sciences

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

“Workplace Recovery” refers to the replenishment of workers' energetic resources which is an important process for bettering workers’ personal lives and their organization. Regularly engaging in workplace recovery has significant benefits for work and home domains. Yet, there has been little to no research on what motivates employees on an individual level to participate in recovery behaviors. The present study identified individual motivations to engage in recovery through interviews. Responses were used to create a Motives for Recovery scale which was then validated in a survey study. Three common motivational themes were identified; self-regulation, social and personal development, and externally driven roles. Self-regulation and social/personal development tended to correlate more with well-being outcomes while externally driven role motives tended to correlate with work outcomes. This scale could be used to identify common motivations for engaging in recovery, which can help aid in relevant recovery interventions.

Acknowledgments

I would like to express my gratitude to those who have supported my academic and professional journey. First and foremost, I would like to thank my thesis chair, Dr. Kristen Black. I have had the amazing opportunity to work with Dr. Black during graduate school, and also during undergraduate. She not only inspired me to pursue a degree in Industrial- Organizational Psychology, yet also instilled a love of research for the betterment of others. I’d also like to thank Dr. Chris Cunningham for developing a graduate program that has inspired me to not only improve as a I-O practitioner, yet also become better as a person. Also, thank you to Dr. O’Leary, who was a steady figure during the ebbs and flows of a rigorous academic experience. Finally, to my cohort who shared this experience with me and taught me how to celebrate accomplishments.

Degree

M. S.; A thesis submitted to the faculty of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Master of Science.

Date

8-2024

Subject

Burn out (Psychology); Employee motivation; Job satisfaction; Job stress; Quality of work life; Self-care, Health; Work-life balance; Work--Psychological aspects

Keyword

Workplace; Recovery; Motivation; Measurement

Document Type

Masters theses

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

v, 53 leaves

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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