Document Type
Dissertation
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Major/Program
Psychology
First Advisor's Name
Dr. Bennett L. Schwartz
First Advisor's Committee Title
Committee chair
Second Advisor's Name
Dr. Chockalingam Viswesvaran
Second Advisor's Committee Title
Committee member
Third Advisor's Name
Dr. Leslie D. Frazier
Third Advisor's Committee Title
Committee member
Fourth Advisor's Name
Dr. Asia Eaton
Fourth Advisor's Committee Title
Committee member
Fifth Advisor's Name
Dr. Sean Allen Hermanson
Fifth Advisor's Committee Title
Committee nenber
Keywords
memory, episodic memory, work stress, personality, involuntary memory
Date of Defense
1-27-2020
Abstract
The purpose of this dissertation was threefold: to identify the relationship between experience of stress and episodic memory encoding and retrieval, to examine the interpersonal factors of personality and psychopathology that impact how individuals cope with or mitigate workplace stress, and to pinpoint how interpersonal differences and memory processes impact the workplace outcomes of job satisfaction and motivation. The results suggest that the relationship between work stressors and memory processes does exist, that personality and psychopathology play a significant role in the relationship between stress and memory, and that the experience of negative memories moderates the relationship between work stress and motivation. These findings suggest that memories of workplace stress as well as an employee’s engagement in mental time travel are each important and should be included in both cognitive psychology research related to episodic memory and I/O research related to interpersonal differences, the experience of work stress, and job-related outcomes.
Identifier
FIDC008894
Recommended Citation
Houston, Jennifer, "The Impact of Stress on Episodic Memory in the Workplace" (2020). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4447.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/4447
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