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Virtual collaboration facilitates distributed work but introduces conflict-induced stress. Drawing on Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, this two-wave study of 310 online team players examines how task and relational conflict interact with optimism and self-efficacy. Findings indicate that optimism consistently reduces conflict perceptions, whereas self-efficacy lacks this buffering effect. Conversely, reverse effects reveal asymmetric, episodic dynamics: relational conflict’s impact on resources is inconsistent across waves, while task conflict selectively depletes self-efficacy in later stages. Despite these fluctuations, both resources significantly bolster virtual collaboration well-being (VCWB). By distinguishing these roles, this study conceptualizes coping resources as both outcomes of conflict and antecedents to well-being, offering an episodic extension of COR theory in digital collaboration contexts.

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Aug 15th, 12:00 AM

From Conflict to Well-Being: A Two-Wave Study of Coping Resources in Virtual Collaboration

Virtual collaboration facilitates distributed work but introduces conflict-induced stress. Drawing on Conservation of Resources (COR) theory, this two-wave study of 310 online team players examines how task and relational conflict interact with optimism and self-efficacy. Findings indicate that optimism consistently reduces conflict perceptions, whereas self-efficacy lacks this buffering effect. Conversely, reverse effects reveal asymmetric, episodic dynamics: relational conflict’s impact on resources is inconsistent across waves, while task conflict selectively depletes self-efficacy in later stages. Despite these fluctuations, both resources significantly bolster virtual collaboration well-being (VCWB). By distinguishing these roles, this study conceptualizes coping resources as both outcomes of conflict and antecedents to well-being, offering an episodic extension of COR theory in digital collaboration contexts.

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