Exploring Selective Exposure and Confirmation Bias as Processes Underlying Employee Work Happiness: An Intervention Study

Frontiers in Psychology

Paige Williams¹ 

关键词: work happiness;    attitudes;    psychological capital;    organization culture;    organizational virtuousness;    selective exposure;    confirmation bias;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00878

学科分类：心理学（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Employee psychological capital (PsyCap), perceptions of organizational virtue (OV), and work happiness have been shown to be associated within and over time. This study examines selective exposure and confirmation bias as potential processes underlying PsyCap, OV, and work happiness associations. As part of a quasi-experimental study design, school staff (N = 69) completed surveys at three time points. After the first assessment, some staff (n = 51) completed a positive psychology training intervention. Results of descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analyses on the intervention group provide some support for selective exposure and confirmation bias as explanatory mechanisms. In focusing on the processes through which employee attitudes may influence work happiness this study advances theoretical understanding, specifically of selective exposure and confirmation bias in a field study context.

【 授权许可】

CC BY