Individual differences in affect: explaining work environment perceptions and later wellbeing
Lucas H Craven, Petri J Kajonius · 2026
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Description
Craven and Kajonius present a study from twenty twenty-six on how mood traits color views of work life. Workers with sunnier or gloomier traits may rate the same workplace differently. Self-reports then blur real conditions with the reporter's lens. The team use a large Danish worker sample measured twice, six months apart. They apply a national psychosocial survey at both waves. Two brief mood measures enter their analysis as controls. Those measures explain most of the link between work views and well-being.
On average, mood traits account for about three quarters of that link. The pattern holds both at one time point and across the gap. The authors say much survey signal reflects stable personal traits. They urge care in how workplace surveys are designed and read.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Lucas H Craven, Petri J Kajonius |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 32 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |