Q: I'm doing research and one of my hypotheses is negative. I am constrained to find supporting journals to prove the hypothesis that job crafting has a negative effect on psychological availability. maybe someone can help me

Thank you for your question. I would suggest breaking down "job crafting" and "psychological availability" into paramters and looking for the interaction between these individual parameters. For example, instead of looking for studies that indicate a negative effect on psychological availability in general, you could try looking for studies that found a negative effect on some aspects that constitute psychological availability, such as employee wellbeing, job satisfaction, and employee engagement.

Further, it is important to consider studies that show a positive effect as well, as it's essential to have a balanced overview; you may also look for limitations/gaps in the studies showing that the effect is positive to support your contrary claim.

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