Task appraisals, emotions, and performance goal orientation

Fisher, C.D.; Minbashian, A.; Beckmann, N.; Wood, R.E.

Abstract

We predict real-time fluctuations in employees' positive and negative emotions from concurrent appraisals of the immediate task situation and individual differences in performance goal orientation. Task confidence, task importance, positive emotions, and negative emotions were assessed 5 times per day for 3 weeks in an experience sampling study of 135 managers. At the within-person level, appraisals of task confidence, task importance, and their interaction predicted momentary positive and negative emotions as hypothesized. Dispositional performance goal orientation was expected to moderate emotional reactivity to appraisals of task confidence and task importance. The hypothesized relationships were significant in the case of appraisals of task importance. Those high on performance goal orientation reacted to appraisals of task importance with stronger negative and weaker positive emotions than those low on performance goal orientation.

Citation

Fisher, C., Minbashian, A., Beckmann, N., & Wood, R. (2013). Task appraisals, emotions, and performance goal orientation. Journal of Applied Psychology, 98(2), 364-373. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031260

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: Nov 2, 2012
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 11, 2015
• Journal: Journal of Applied Psychology
• Print ISSN: 0021-9010
• Electronic ISSN: 1939-1854
• Publisher: American Psychological Association
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 98
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 364-373
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031260
• Keywords: Affective events theory, Appraisal theory, Control value theory, Emotions at work, Goal orientation.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1494374