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What is the relationship between role segmentation and rites of passage?

  • Greater role segmentation decreases the likelihood of rites of passage.
  • Role segmentation is only associated with rites of passage in specific cultural contexts.
  • Role segmentation has no impact on the likelihood of rites of passage.
  • Greater role segmentation increases the likelihood of rites of passage. (correct)

If someone has high role integration, what is a likely consequence?

  • Stronger role boundaries.
  • Less potential for confusion about which role to enact.
  • Greater potential for confusion regarding which role identity to enact. (correct)
  • Easier time maintaining role boundaries.

How does the strength of a situation or context affect the influence of individual differences on role boundaries?

  • Stronger situations amplify individual differences in role boundary management.
  • Stronger situations weaken the influence of individual differences on role boundary management. (correct)
  • The strength of a situation has no effect on the influence of individual differences.
  • The effect of the situation on role boundaries is determined by the preference of the individual.

Which cultural context is more likely to encourage role integration?

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How does the repetition of a role transition influence its difficulty over time?

<p>Repeated transitions make the process become more automatic and less difficult. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to boundary theory, what is the core concept that defines entering a new role?

<p>Surmounting a boundary which separates one role from another. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When referring to boundaries, what does 'permeability' describe?

<p>The degree to which a role allows one to be involved in another role (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is MOST indicative of a 'thick' boundary around a role?

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What is the relationship between role contrast, flexibility and permeability as described in proposition 1?

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According to proposition 2, how does increased role segmentation impact the ease of maintaining and crossing role boundaries?

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Which factor has a negative correlation with time spent working after hours (TASW)?

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According to the provided information, what is the relationship between job control and TASW?

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Which of the following personal characteristics is NOT strongly associated with increased TASW?

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Telepressure is described as:

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What is the impact of technical infrastructure, such as remote access, on time spent working after hours (TASW)?

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Which of the following best describes the impact of segmentation on role transitions?

<p>Segmentation leads to more difficult transitions due to high contrast between roles and reduced blurring. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Transitioning from a non-overlapping to an overlapping role would be categorized as which type of transition, and what is its degree of blurring?

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Which of the following is the best example of a 'rite of transition'?

<p>An orientation program for new employees, helping them adjust to the new work environment. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does a 'strong situation' influence an individual's behavior during a role transition?

<p>It reduces behavioral flexibility and emphasizes adherence to expected behavior. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between 'technology-assisted supplemental work' (TASW) and 'supplemental work'?

<p>TASW involves the use of technology and is performed outside regular work hours, while supplemental work may or may not include tech. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Role Transition

The psychological shift from one role to another, involving the process of disengaging from the previous role and engaging in the new role.

Role Boundaries

Boundaries that separate different roles, creating distinct areas of focus. These boundaries can be physical, temporal, emotional, cognitive, or relational.

Boundary Flexibility

The degree to which the spatial and temporal boundaries of a role are flexible and adaptable.

Boundary Permeability

The extent to which a role allows for psychological and behavioral involvement in another role while physically located within the primary role's domain.

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Role Contrast

The degree to which the features of two roles are different, influencing the difficulty of moving between them. Greater contrast leads to a more challenging transition.

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Role Segmentation

Roles are clearly separated and distinct from each other. Transitions between roles are marked by rituals or ceremonies, making it easier to switch between them.

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Role Integration

Roles overlap and blend into each other. This makes it difficult to distinguish between role identities, leading to potential confusion and disruptions.

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Role Identification

The individual's sense of identity is deeply tied to a particular role. This makes entering the role easier and exiting the role more difficult.

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Situation Strength

Strong situations or contexts influence how we create, maintain, and cross role boundaries. Individuals have less control over their actions in strong situations.

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Cultural Influence on Role Boundaries

Individuals from collectivist cultures tend to integrate roles, while those from individualistic cultures tend to segment them. This is influenced by various factors like power distance and uncertainty avoidance.

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Rites of Transition

A process that requires individuals to adapt to a particular cognitive frame and emotional state while transitioning between roles, making the change between roles easier.

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Segmentation

The process that individuals experience when transitioning from an old role into a new role, with clear boundaries between each role.

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Transition Scripts

A cognitive structure that outlines the standard or appropriate sequence of behaviors and events in a specific situation or process.

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Work-Nonwork Enrichment

The degree to which experiences in one role improve the quality of life in another role, enhancing the overall well-being of the individual.

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Role Schemas

A cognitive framework that organizes one's understanding of the typical or appropriate behaviors expected of someone in a particular position.

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Telepressure

The feeling of needing to respond quickly to work messages, even outside of work hours, leading to pressure to work more.

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After-Hours Work (AHW)

The degree to which employees feel a need or pressure to engage in work outside of regular work hours.

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Work-Relatedness

The tendency for individuals to prioritize work and engage in work-related activities beyond their regular work hours, influenced by factors like their work identity, personality, and values.

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Technical Infrastructure's Role in AHW

The availability of technological tools that facilitate work outside of regular work hours, such as remote access to company networks and employer-provided devices.

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Implicit/Explicit After-Hours Availability Norms

The degree to which an individual feels obligated to work outside of their regular work hours due to perceived norms or expectations within their workplace.

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Study Notes

Role Transitions: Boundaries and Micro Role Transitions

  • Role transitions involve psychological movement between roles, including disengagement from one role and engagement in another
  • Boundaries are physical, temporal, emotional, cognitive, and/or relational limits that define entities as separate from one another
  • Boundary flexibility is the degree to which spatial and temporal boundaries are pliable
  • Boundary permeability is the degree to which a role allows one to be physically present but psychologically/behaviorally involved in another role
  • Mental fences are around geographical areas, ideas, events etc.

Role Contrast and Flexibility

  • Role contrast (number of core features that differ between roles) is negatively associated with role flexibility and permeability

Role Segmentation and Integration

  • Greater role segmentation makes creating/maintaining role boundaries easier but crossing them more difficult
  • Greater role integration leads to confusion regarding which role to enact and potential for interruptions, however, the affective impact of violations is less
  • Greater role integration makes creating/maintaining boundaries harder, but crossing them easier
  • Role identification influences integration: greater identification leads to integration with other roles, easier role entry, and harder role exit

Role Transitions and Context

  • Situation strength moderates the influence of individual differences on role boundary creation, maintenance, and crossing
  • Collectivist, feminine, low uncertainty avoidance, and low power distance cultures tend to integrate roles
  • Individualistic, masculine, high uncertainty avoidance, and high power distance cultures tend to segment roles

Role Scripts and Schemas

  • Transition scripts describe typical/appropriate sequences of behaviors in situations
  • Role schemas are cognitive structures that organize knowledge about roles
  • Automaticity increases with frequent enactments of roles

Technology-Assisted Supplemental Work (TASW)

  • TASW is performing role-prescribed tasks at home after regular work hours using technology
  • Differences from supplemental work and extended availability
  • TASW is often linked to after-hours availability norms and telepressure
  • Job demands correlate with increased TASW
  • Job control correlates positively with TASW
  • Flexible roles promote after-hours tasks
  • Increased technical infrastructure can lower barriers to TASW
  • Work-family support cultures negatively correlate with TASW
  • Intensive work-related smartphone use is negatively related to workplace detachment and positively related to work-related exhaustion.
  • Perceived workplace segmentation norms do not significantly affect psychological detachment

Work-Home Interference

  • Work-home interference is inter-role conflict from incompatible work and home role pressures
  • Time- and strain-based conflicts are considered and relate to daily smartphone use, recovery, and state burnout
  • Smartphone use is positively related to work-home interference.

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