COOKIES, DISPOSITION, AND JOB-ATTITUDES - THE EFFECTS OF POSITIVE MOOD-INDUCING EVENTS AND NEGATIVE AFFECTIVITY ON JOB-SATISFACTION IN A FIELD EXPERIMENT

Reasoning from findings in a variety of literatures, three hypotheses were advanced: (1) negative affectivity (NA), a disposition to experie nce aversive emotional states, is associated negatively with job satis faction; (2) positive mood-inducing events at the time of questionnair e administration increases job satisfaction; and (3) NA and positive m ood-inducing events interact such that the effects on job satisfaction of positive events are weaker among high NA individuals than it is am ong low NAs. Support was obtained for all three hypotheses among a sam ple of 57 hospital workers randomly assigned to attend on-site questio nnaire administration sessions at which small gifts (e.g., cookies) we re or were not distributed implications of the findings are discussed in terms of the need to broaden further theoretical perspectives on jo b satisfaction. More generally, they also are discussed in reference t o the study of the effects of NA and mood on judgments. (C) 1995 Acade mic Press, Inc.