Thought Control in Daily Working Life: How the Ability to Stop Thoughts Protects Self-Esteem

Autor/inn/en	Göbel, Kyra; Niessen, Cornelia
Titel	Thought Control in Daily Working Life: How the Ability to Stop Thoughts Protects Self-Esteem
Quelle	In: Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35 (2021) 4, S.1011-1022 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Göbel, Kyra) ORCID (Niessen, Cornelia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0888-4080
DOI	10.1002/acp.3830
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Processes; Attention Control; Self Esteem; Individual Differences; Employee Attitudes; Employees; Work Environment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Aufmerksamkeitstest; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Individueller Unterschied; Arbeitnehmerinteresse; Employee; Arbeitnehmer; Beschäftigter; Arbeitsmilieu
Abstract	Dealing with unwanted thoughts is a recurrent phenomenon in everyday life. The present study focuses on intrusive thoughts in the work context and examines the protective function of thought control for self-esteem. Possible mediators (negative affect, task focus) and individual differences in the ability to control unwanted thoughts are also considered. We assessed 143 employees' individual ability to suppress thoughts using the think/no-think paradigm, followed by a five-day experience sampling study in the work context. Multilevel analyses showed that individuals with lower suppression abilities experienced higher negative affect and lower self-esteem when they tried to suppress intrusive thoughts, whereas individuals with higher suppression abilities did not. The findings reveal the protective nature of thought suppression abilities, but also highlight possible detrimental aspects of unsuccessfully engaging in thought control. The results provide a basis for recommendations to individuals on dealing with intrusive thoughts. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01