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Improving Task Performance: The Relationship Between Morningness and Proactive Thinking 1
Author(s) -
Kirby Eric G.,
Kirby Susan L.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.822
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1559-1816
pISSN - 0021-9029
DOI - 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00124.x
Subject(s) - proactivity , psychology , task (project management) , variance (accounting) , social psychology , test (biology) , developmental psychology , applied psychology , cognitive psychology , business , accounting , management , economics , paleontology , biology
Proactivity and morningness have been variables of considerable study. Although many studies have examined the impact of either proactivity or morningness on performance, none have examined the impact of both concurrently. This study examines the relationship between proactivity and morningness empirically, as well as their impact on task performance. Using a pre‐/post‐test design, 189 students received training in proactive thinking. The training was conducted at two different times of day. The results indicate that proactivity and morningness both accounted for a significant portion of the variance in task performance. Also, the training was more effective when conducted at a time consistent with participants' time‐of‐day preferences.