Positive affectivity as a moderator of the objective-task characteristics/perceived-task characteristics relationship

    Authors

    V. J. Fortunato;E. F. Stone-Romero

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    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

    WOS:000170241200009

    ISSN

    0021-9029

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