Title
Positive affectivity as a moderator of the objective-task characteristics/perceived-task characteristics relationship
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Appl. Soc. Psychol.
Keywords
NEGATIVE AFFECTIVITY; JOB-SATISFACTION; AFFECT INTENSITY; META-ANALYSIS; DISPOSITIONAL APPROACH; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; AFFECTIVE EXPERIENCES; HEALTH COMPLAINTS; EMOTIONAL STATES; FIELD EXPERIMENT; Psychology, Social
Abstract
Data from a randomized experimental study were used to examine whether the dispositions of negative affectivity (NA) and positive affectivity (PA) moderated the relationships between task enrichment, task perceptions (job scope), and task satisfaction. Participants performed tasks that were low, moderate, or high in terms of enrichment. Results of regression analyses show that the task-enrichment manipulations explained a greater proportion of variance in job scope and task satisfaction than did the dispositions. Furthermore, PA, but not NA, moderated the relationship between task enrichment and job scope: Consistent with previous theory and research, our findings suggest that dispositions may play a role in individuals' perceptions of situational characteristics, but only when such characteristics. are ambiguous.
Journal Title
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Volume
31
Issue/Number
6
Publication Date
1-1-2001
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
1248
Last Page
1278
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0021-9029
Recommended Citation
"Positive affectivity as a moderator of the objective-task characteristics/perceived-task characteristics relationship" (2001). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 7997.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/7997
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