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Regulatory focus moderates the relationship between task control and physiological and psychological markers of stress: A work simulation study

Overview of attention for article published in International Journal of Psychophysiology, October 2014
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Title
Regulatory focus moderates the relationship between task control and physiological and psychological markers of stress: A work simulation study
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International Journal of Psychophysiology, October 2014
DOI 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2014.10.009
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Authors

Stacey L. Parker, Kaitlan R. Laurie, Cameron J. Newton, Nerina L. Jimmieson

Abstract

This experiment examined whether trait regulatory focus moderates the effects of task control on stress reactions during a demanding work simulation. Regulatory focus describes two ways in which individuals self-regulate toward desired goals: promotion and prevention. As highly promotion-focused individuals are oriented toward growth and challenge, it was expected that they would show better adaptation to demanding work under high task control. In contrast, as highly prevention-focused individuals are oriented toward safety and responsibility they were expected to show better adaptation under low task control. Participants (N=110) completed a measure of trait regulatory focus and then three trials of a demanding inbox activity under either low, neutral, or high task control. Heart rate variability (HRV), affective reactions (anxiety & task dissatisfaction), and task performance were measured at each trial. As predicted, highly promotion-focused individuals found high (compared to neutral) task control stress-buffering for performance. Moreover, highly prevention-focused individuals found high (compared to low) task control stress-exacerbating for dissatisfaction. In addition, highly prevention-focused individuals found low task control stress-buffering for dissatisfaction, performance, and HRV. However, these effects of low task control for highly prevention-focused individuals depended on their promotion focus.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Sweden 1 <1%
Unknown 100 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 27 27%
Student > Master 21 21%
Professor 8 8%
Student > Bachelor 8 8%
Researcher 8 8%
Other 14 14%
Unknown 15 15%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 40 40%
Business, Management and Accounting 9 9%
Medicine and Dentistry 7 7%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 4%
Social Sciences 4 4%
Other 12 12%
Unknown 25 25%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 December 2014.
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#2,485,618
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#28,016
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#2
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