Związek samoregulacji promocyjnej i prewencyjnej z kształtowaniem pracy: mediacyjna rola tolerancji niejednoznaczności

Zofia Kabzińska

Uniwersytet Łódzki, Instytut Psychologii
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3520-0905


Abstract

Abstract:


Objective: The aim of the study was to identify individual predictors of job crafting, which refers to changes that individuals make in their work to meet their own preferences and needs. Job crafting involves bottom-up actions undertaken by employees to modify their job positions so that they are better aligned with their skills, needs, and preferences. According to the adopted theoretical model, these initiatives encompass three areas: task crafting, relational crafting, and cognitive crafting.

Method: The study included 558 employed individuals, aged 18 to 76 (M = 40.1; SD = 11.7). The following tools were used to measure the variables: the Job Crafting Questionnaire by Kasprzak, Michalak, and Minda, the Promotion and Prevention Self-Regulation Scale by Kolańczyk, Bąk, and Brzezińska, and the Career Decision Ambiguity Tolerance Scale by Xu and Tracey.

Results: In the tested mediation models, promotion-focused and prevention-focused self-regulation, as well as the strength of motivation, were predictors of both ambiguity tolerance and job crafting. The study also confirmed an indirect effect of promotional and preventional focus as well as motivational strength on job crafting—via the mediator (tolerance for ambiguity).

Conclusion: The obtained results provide a better understanding of the factors conducive to job crafting. They also suggest that strengthening employees' personal resources may contribute to effective job crafting within organizations.


Keywords:

kształtowanie pracy, samoregulacja, tolerancja niejednoznaczności


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Published
2025-06-27

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Kabzińska, Z. (2025). Związek samoregulacji promocyjnej i prewencyjnej z kształtowaniem pracy: mediacyjna rola tolerancji niejednoznaczności. The Review of Psychology, 68(1), 29–50. https://doi.org/10.31648/przegldpsychologiczny.10998

Zofia Kabzińska 
Uniwersytet Łódzki, Instytut Psychologii
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3520-0905