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The role of affective experience in work motivation: Test of a conceptual model
Author(s) -
Seo MyeongGu,
Bartunek Jean M.,
Barrett Lisa Feldman
Publication year - 2010
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.655
Subject(s) - psychology , expectancy theory , affect (linguistics) , valence (chemistry) , social psychology , experience sampling method , conceptual model , test (biology) , generative grammar , cognitive psychology , computer science , paleontology , physics , communication , quantum mechanics , database , biology , artificial intelligence
Abstract The purpose of this paper was to contribute to understanding of the crucial role of emotion in work motivation by testing a conceptual model developed by Seo, Barrett, and Bartunek (2004) that predicted the impacts of core affect on three behavioral outcomes of work motivation, generative‐defensive orientation, effort, and persistence. We tested the model using an Internet‐based investment simulation combined with an experience sampling procedure. Consistent with the predictions of the model, pleasantness was positively related to all three of the predicted indices. For the most part, these effects occurred indirectly via its relationships with expectancy, valence, and progress judgment components. Also as predicted by the model, activation was directly and positively related to effort. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.