The Moderating Effects of Dispositional Affectivity on Performance and Task Attitudes in a Goal-Setting Context
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2002
Department
Psychology
Abstract
This study examined the effects of goal difficulty, negative affectivity (NA), and positive affectivity (PA) on performance and task attitudes on a complex task. Research participants played an air traffic controller (ATC) simulation and were assigned either an easy or difficult goal at 2 different points in time: early during skill acquisition, and after several experimental trials. We hypothesized that the effect of difficult goals would vary depending on whether they were administered early and late during skill acquisition. We also hypothesized that NA and PA would moderate the effect of goal difficulty. Neither the early nor late goal assignments related to performance or task attitudes as hypothesized. Instead, PA and NA both moderated goal-outcome relationships.
Publication Title
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
Volume
32
Issue
11
First Page
2321
Last Page
2353
Recommended Citation
Fortunato, V. J.,
Williams, K. J.
(2002). The Moderating Effects of Dispositional Affectivity on Performance and Task Attitudes in a Goal-Setting Context. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 32(11), 2321-2353.
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