Date of Award

1-1-2011

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

Department of Psychology

Program

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Content Description

1 online resource (xii, 195 pages) : illustrations.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Sylvia G Roch

Committee Members

Marcus Crede, Michael Ford

Keywords

Big Five, Cognitive Ability, Multitasking, Personality, Polychronicity, Human multitasking, Cognition

Subject Categories

Psychology

Abstract

The aim of this study was to create and validate a structural model of multitasking performance based on the characteristics of multitasking situations outlined by Delbridge (2000). A model is put forth suggesting that the observed relationships between multitasking performance and other variables is determined partly by the prominence of three structural characteristics of multitasking situations (time urgency, task switching, and uncertainty). The observed relationships between multitasking performance and other variables is explained in terms of perceived stress. Specifically, it was hypothesized that an individual's standing on certain variables would be associated with better management of the stress that stems from multitasking, thus resulting in improved performance. Specific hypotheses are derived from the model and tested to provide support for the model's basic principles.

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