Title:
Relationship of Time Management and Emotion Regulation Skills with Job Performance and Job Stress among Employees
Authors:
Samaneh Khalaji
1- M.Sc. Graduate of General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Islamic Education, Islamic Azad University, Karaj
1- M.Sc. Graduate of General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Islamic Education, Islamic Azad University, Karaj
Khadijeh Amoei Dizaji
(Corresponding Author
)
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Islamic Education, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
(Corresponding Author
)
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Islamic Education, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran
Abstract:
Background: Time management and emotion regulation are important self-regulatory skills that may influence employees’ job performance and occupational well-being.
Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship of time management and emotion regulation skills with job performance and job stress among employees.
Method: This descriptive-correlational, cross-sectional study was conducted among 225 employees of Rahbar Sadad Fars Information Technology Company and Sadad Data Processing Company of Bank Melli Iran during 2024–2025. Participants were selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Time Management Skills Questionnaire, the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, the HSE Job Stress Scale, and the Hersey and Goldsmith Job Performance Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, and simultaneous multiple regression analysis.
Results: The results showed that time management skills positively and significantly predicted job performance (p = 0/001). Time management skills also showed a positive and significant association with HSE scores, indicating more favorable working conditions and lower job stress. Among the components of emotion regulation, suppression showed a negative and significant relationship with job performance (p = 0/007) and a negative and significant relationship with HSE scores, indicating higher job stress (p = 0/020). However, emotion regulation components did not have a significant predictive role in the simultaneous regression model.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, interventions aimed at improving time management skills may enhance job performance and reduce job stress among employees.
Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationship of time management and emotion regulation skills with job performance and job stress among employees.
Method: This descriptive-correlational, cross-sectional study was conducted among 225 employees of Rahbar Sadad Fars Information Technology Company and Sadad Data Processing Company of Bank Melli Iran during 2024–2025. Participants were selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected using the Time Management Skills Questionnaire, the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, the HSE Job Stress Scale, and the Hersey and Goldsmith Job Performance Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation coefficients, and simultaneous multiple regression analysis.
Results: The results showed that time management skills positively and significantly predicted job performance (p = 0/001). Time management skills also showed a positive and significant association with HSE scores, indicating more favorable working conditions and lower job stress. Among the components of emotion regulation, suppression showed a negative and significant relationship with job performance (p = 0/007) and a negative and significant relationship with HSE scores, indicating higher job stress (p = 0/020). However, emotion regulation components did not have a significant predictive role in the simultaneous regression model.
Conclusion: Based on the findings, interventions aimed at improving time management skills may enhance job performance and reduce job stress among employees.