AO2403 - Measurement and nomological network of self care during and after work
Creators: name: Weigelt, Oliver
name: Siestrup, Katja
name: Blume, Johanna Barbara
Publisher: name: OSF Registries
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Social and Behavioral Sciences

description: Theoretical background
Research on work-related self care is fragmented and different labels and approaches have been applied to capture activities serving the ultimate goal of enhancing and sustaining well-being and mental health even in the face of high job demands. We focus on three major approaches to self-manage during off-job time, namely: 
1. Needs-based off-job crafting 
2. Leisure crafting
3. Home crafting
And three approaches tapping into behaviors enacted at work, namely:
4. Needs-based job crafting
5. Self care in the context of work
6. Self endangering behavior

Objectives and research questions
We aim to integrate research on these six approaches. More specifically, we aim to identify overlap and redundancy across the three off-job crafting approaches and across the three other approaches. We explicitly include self-endangering behavior as a potential antipode of self care to compare the unique roles of adaptive vs. maladaptive behaviors.
Ultimately, we will examine the distinctiveness of the facets underlying the six approaches. We will examine the unique variance explainable by each aspect of self care regarding different aspects of well-being and mental health. More specifically, we will consider (1) subjective vitality, (2) depression, (3) anxiety, (4) stress, and (5) psychological well-being.
We will consider some concomitants of work-related self care, namely 
(1) Awareness and value of health
(2) Mindfulness and
(3) Mindful self care – an aspect of generic self care.

Hypotheses
H1: The facets underlying (1) needs-based off-job crafting, (2) leisure crafting, and (3) home crafting will emerge as correlated, yet conceptually distinct factors. 
H2: The general factors of (1) needs-based off-job crafting, (2) leisure crafting, and (3) home crafting will converge strongly.
H3: The facets underlying (1) needs-based job crafting, (2) self care in the context of work, and (3) self endangering behavior will emerge as correlated, yet conceptually distinct factors.
 
Exploratory research questions
Given the nascent state of research integrating more than one aspect of work-related self care, we state a research question rather than specific hypotheses: 
E1: We will examine and compare the variance explained by each of the facets underlying the six approaches regarding 
(1) subjective vitality, 
(2) depression, 
(3) anxiety, 
(4) stress, and 
(5) psychological well-being.

We will explore links to concomitants of self care in an exploratory fashion.
E2: We will examine links between the facets underlying the six approaches and 
(1) Awareness and value of health
(2) Mindfulness and
(3) Mindful self care – an aspect of generic self care
E3: We will explore links of the facets underlying the six approaches to some more specific constructs, namely:
(1) Proactive personality
(2) Self-concept clarity
(3) Professional self-efficacy
(4) Trait optimism and trait pessimism
(5) Clarity about energy management
(6) Self-efficacy regarding energy management

Poposal: Use of pre-existing data
Data collection has started in early March 2024. So far approximately 500 complete surveys have been recorded. The data have not been accessed before registration. Pre-registration prior to accessing data

Sample size
Given the nascent state of research, the complexity of the statistical analyses, and the dependence on characteristics of the data (e.g., variance), precise power calculations are difficult to do. The sample size of 1,200 persons allow testing complex models (for instance, confirmatory factor analyses with many indicators and factors) and identifying even small-sized correlations. For instance, even very small correlations of r &gt; .05 will be statistically significant. 

Recruitment:
We apply convenience sampling and utilize participant pool advertisments. Individuals have to be working adults to be eligible to participate. 

Measured variables
Predictor variables:
(1) Needs-based off-job crafting (Kujanpää et al., 2022)
(2) Leisure crafting (Petrou &amp; Bakker, 2016)
(3) Home crafting (Demerouti et al., 2020)
(4) Needs-based job crafting (Kujanpää et al., 2022)
(5) Self care in the context of work (Mustafić et al., 2023)
(6) Self endangering behavior (Mustafić et al., 2022)

Criterion variables: 
(1) subjective vitality (Ryan &amp; Frederick, 1997), 
(2) depression (Nilges &amp; Essau, 2021), 
(3) anxiety (Nilges &amp; Essau, 2021), 
(4) stress (Nilges &amp; Essau, 2021), 
(5) psychological well-being (Ryff &amp; Keyes, 1995)

Concommitants:
(1) Awareness and value of health (Franke et al., 2014)
(2) Mindfulness (Neff et al., 2019)
(3) Mindful self care (Cook-Cottone &amp; Guyker, 2018)
(4) Proactive personality (Seibert et al., 1999)
(5) Self-concept clarity (Stucke, 2002)
(6) Professional self-efficacy (Rigotti et al., 2008)
(7) Trait optimism and trait pessimism (Glaesmer et al., 2012)
(8) Clarity about energy management (Weigelt et al., 2024)
(9) Self-efficacy regarding energy management (Weigelt et al., 2024)