Supervised by Dr. William Chopik, Psychology Dept, Michigan State University |Sept 2018 - May 2019Honors Thesis: Identifying Moderators in the Link Between Workplace Discrimination and Health/Well-being
Although overt, explicit display of discrimination in today’s society are rarer, there are still a lot of subtle and perceived ways in which vulnerable groups are discriminated against. The stress that arises from workplace discrimination can have a large impact on an employee’s work attitude, their work and life satisfaction, and oftentimes whether or not they stay in a job. Workplace discrimination can also have a considerable influence on employees’ short-term and long-term health.
The current study focused not only on the links between workplace discrimination and health, and but also on the effects of potential moderators of the discrimination-health link (i.e., self-efficacy, Big Five personality traits, optimism, and coworker/supervisor support). People with high neuroticism, high extraversion and high agreeableness was found to be more negatively affected by workplace discrimination than those low on neuroticism, extraversion, and agreeableness. Self-efficacy was found to be beneficial for maintaining health condition for people in the face of workplace discrimination.
