Maintaining High Eudaimonic Wellbeing Despite Ambiguity Intolerance Among Three Employment Status Groups: Examining the Buffering Effects of Positive Psychological Attributes
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2022
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International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology
Abstract
The unemployed, as well as individuals in self and salaried employment, face several
work-related risks and uncertainties which can result in diminished psychological
wellbeing especially for individuals with high ambiguity intolerance. However, positive
psychology literature suggests that individuals with strong psychological resources
can be resilient in difficult circumstances. Using a sample of 922 individuals (including
240 unemployed, 391 salary-employed, and 291 self-employed) from Uganda and
Kenya, we investigated the moderating effects of locus of control and psychological
capital on the association between ambiguity intolerance and eudaimonic wellbeing,
comparing the unemployed with individuals in salaried and self-employment. Our
findings indicated that ambiguity intolerance and external locus of control are negatively
associated with eudaimonic wellbeing. Conversely, internal locus of control and
psychological capital were positively associated with eudaimonic wellbeing. The
moderation analysis revealed that whereas an external locus of control boosts the
negative effects of ambiguity intolerance on eudaimonic wellbeing, internal locus of
control and psychological capital buffer against the negative effects of ambiguity
intolerance on eudaimonic wellbeing. Differences between employment status groups
and implications are discussed.
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Ambiguity intolerance, Basic psychological needs, Eudaimonic, Locus of control, Meaning in life, Psychological capital, Psychologicalwellbeing, Selfemployment, Unemployment
Citation
Baluku, M. M., Bantu, E., Namale, B., & Otto, K. (2022). Maintaining high eudaimonic wellbeing despite ambiguity intolerance among three employment status groups: Examining the buffering effects of positive psychological attributes. International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology, 7(1), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41042-021-00051-1