Affective influences on within-person changes in work performance as mediated by attentional focus
本研究通过经验取样法，考察了情感状态变化如何通过注意力分配与调节影响工作绩效，发现负面情感通过削弱注意力降低绩效，正面情感则通过增强注意力提升绩效。
A great deal of research has investigated the performance consequences of affective experiences at work, but the mediating mechanisms that explain these consequences remain understudied. In this study, we used experience sampling method to examine within-person relationships between changes in affective states and episodic performance, as mediated by attentional allocation and regulation. Our findings show that within-person changes in negative affective states have a concurrent association with episodic performance as mediated by reduced attentional allocation and regulation, while positive affective states are associated with better performance, as mediated by enhanced attentional allocation and regulation. Our results are discussed in terms of their implications for understanding the performance and attentional consequences of affective states at work.