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Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Business, Accounting, and Economics, ICBAE 2024, 14-15 August 2024, Purwokerto, Indonesia

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Charging the Psychological Battery of High-Intensity Knowledge Workers: Sustained Effort During Adversity

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  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.14-8-2024.2351535,
        author={Alfato Yusnar Kharismasyah and Ali Akbar Anggara},
        title={Charging the Psychological Battery of High-Intensity Knowledge Workers: Sustained Effort During Adversity},
        proceedings={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Business, Accounting, and Economics, ICBAE 2024, 14-15 August 2024, Purwokerto, Indonesia},
        publisher={EAI},
        proceedings_a={ICBAE},
        year={2024},
        month={11},
        keywords={psychological endurance psychological battery grit hardiness self-control resilience},
        doi={10.4108/eai.14-8-2024.2351535}
    }
    
  • Alfato Yusnar Kharismasyah
    Ali Akbar Anggara
    Year: 2024
    Charging the Psychological Battery of High-Intensity Knowledge Workers: Sustained Effort During Adversity
    ICBAE
    EAI
    DOI: 10.4108/eai.14-8-2024.2351535
Alfato Yusnar Kharismasyah1, Ali Akbar Anggara1,*
  • 1: Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto
*Contact email: aliakbarang@ump.ac.id

Abstract

High-intensity knowledge workers, such as lecturers, are expected to maintain a fully charged psychological battery to sustain effort in challenging circumstances. Various concepts explain how individuals sustain effort under such conditions, often focusing on grit, hardiness, self-control, and resilience to understand performance during adversity. Previous research has identified key points that can generate empirically sound propositions, but overlapping attributes among these concepts make them difficult to differentiate. This often leads to confusion and debate over how these factors collectively contribute to success, especially when practitioners try to apply these ideas in real-life settings. This study employs a peer-to-peer research method to resolve existing confusion and debate. It proposes a model of psychological endurance, a unified theory that explores how multiple concepts contribute to sustained goal-directed behaviours and individual success. Central to this model is the metaphor of a psychological battery, which powers and sustains optimal performance despite adversity. We found that grit and hardiness are linked to the maximum charge of the psychological battery, indicating how long an individual can sustain effort. Self-control regulates energy management, increasing the effort required to maintain endurance, while resilience reflects the ability to recharge.

Keywords
psychological endurance psychological battery grit hardiness self-control resilience
Published
2024-11-26
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EAI
http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.14-8-2024.2351535
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