Free yourself from professionalism trap: A self-control explanation of the negative effect of involuntary professionalism
基于自我控制理论，研究了非自愿职业化如何通过认知删除和降低工作灵感来损害员工绩效目标进展，并发现掌握型工作氛围能缓解其负面效应，而绩效型氛围则加剧。
The purpose of this research is to propose a two-pathway model to investigate the dark side of professionalism among employees. Specifically, drawing from integrative self-control theory, we anticipate that involuntary professionalism will increase employees’ cognitive deletion and reduce their work inspiration and as a result, will have a negative impact on their performance goal progress. Further, we argue that employees’ psychological reactions toward involuntary professionalism are contingent on motivational climates in the workplace, such that a mastery climate will attenuate the negative effect of involuntary professionalism while a performance climate will strengthen its negative effect. The results of a multi-wave field study (N = 309) and a multi-wave, multi-source field supplementary study (N = 584) supported our hypothesized model. The theoretical and practical implications of our findings are also discussed.