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Savouring and perceived job performance in positive psychology: Moderating role of positive affectivity
Author(s) -
Lin ChiaWu,
Chen ShuLing,
Wang RueiYang
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-839x.2010.01340.x
Subject(s) - positive affectivity , negative affectivity , psychology , social psychology , multilevel model , job satisfaction , job performance , job attitude , personality , machine learning , computer science
Building on the research in positive psychology, the current study examines the impact of employee savouring on building perceived job performance and tested the extent to which an individual positive affectivity moderated the relationship of savouring and job performance. Using survey responses from 357 salespeople in six Taiwanese insurance companies, the results of hierarchical regression analyses show that savouring is positively related to perceived job performance. In addition, the relationship between savouring and perceived job performance was moderated by employees' positive affectivity. The implications of these results and the limitations of the research are discussed.