Goal Difficulty and Creative Performance: The Mediating Role of Stress Appraisal

IF 2.9 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED

Human Performance Pub Date : 2018-05-27 DOI:10.1080/08959285.2018.1499024

A. Espedido, Ben J. Searle

引用次数: 20

Abstract

ABSTRACT We investigated whether the effect of goal difficulty on creativity may be clarified by examining how people appraise their working conditions. In an experiment, 157 undergraduate students completed a divergent thinking task for which goal difficulty was manipulated. Stress appraisals were assessed through self-reports, and creativity was evaluated by independent judges. Results indicated that difficult goals, although categorized as a challenge stressor, can also be appraised as a hindrance and/or a threat. Although there was a direct positive effect of difficult goals on creative performance, hindrance appraisals partially mediated a negative relationship between goal difficulty and creative performance. Results highlight that stress appraisals can help clarify inconsistent effects of stressors, with implications for managing creativity.

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目标难度与创造性表现：压力评估的中介作用

摘要我们研究了目标难度对创造力的影响是否可以通过考察人们对工作条件的评价来阐明。在一项实验中，157名本科生完成了一项发散思维任务，该任务的目标难度被操纵。压力评估通过自我报告进行评估，创造力由独立法官进行评估。结果表明，困难的目标虽然被归类为挑战性压力源，但也可以被评估为障碍和/或威胁。尽管困难目标对创造性表现有直接的正向影响，但障碍评估在一定程度上介导了目标难度与创造性表现之间的负向关系。研究结果强调，压力评估可以帮助澄清压力源的不一致影响，并对管理创造力产生影响。

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Human Performance PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED-

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4.30

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期刊介绍： Human Performance publishes research investigating the nature and role of performance in the workplace and in organizational settings and offers a rich variety of information going beyond the study of traditional job behavior. Dedicated to presenting original research, theory, and measurement methods, the journal investigates individual, team, and firm level performance factors that influence work and organizational effectiveness. Human Performance is a respected forum for behavioral scientists interested in variables that motivate and promote high-level human performance, particularly in organizational and occupational settings. The journal seeks to identify and stimulate relevant research, communication, and theory concerning human capabilities and effectiveness. It serves as a valuable intellectual link between such disciplines as industrial-organizational psychology, individual differences, work physiology, organizational behavior, human resource management, and human factors.