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An experimental examination of implicit stress theory
Author(s) -
Perrewe Pamela L.,
Fernandez Denise Rotondo,
Morton Karen S.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of organizational behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.938
H-Index - 177
eISSN - 1099-1379
pISSN - 0894-3796
DOI - 10.1002/job.4030140706
Subject(s) - psychology , trait , social psychology , variance (accounting) , burnout , stress (linguistics) , implicit personality theory , test (biology) , implicit association test , cognitive psychology , clinical psychology , computer science , personality , linguistics , paleontology , accounting , business , biology , programming language , philosophy
Implicit theories lead individuals to make assumptions about one trait based on their knowledge of another trait. This study experimentally examined Implicit Stress Theory under conditions of high and low performance information. The objective was to test for evidence of Implicit Stress Theory in ratings of effectiveness, commitment, and burnout. Results indicated moderate support for Implicit Stress Theory such that raters evaluated employee burnout and commitment as higher when the employee was perceived to be working under stressful conditions. Interestingly, the data suggested stronger support (based on the proportion of variance explained) for an Implicit Performance Theory such that information regarding good performance was associated with higher levels of commitment and less burnout than poor performance.