
Several studies have underlined how chronic exposure to environmental noise may have negative effects on performance, wellbeing, and social relations. The present study (N = 90 employees of a motor factory who are chronically exposed to environmental noise) investigated whether the negative effects of chronic exposure of noise-sensitive individuals to noise in the workplace may be moderated by the need for cognitive closure (i.e., an epistemic tendency to reduce uncertainty; NFCC, Kruglanski, 2004). As NFCC has been shown to enhance protection of the focal goal by reducing interference (Kossowska, 2007; Pica et al., 2013), we hypothesized that people with high NFCC should be able to manage the interference coming from environmental noise and concentrate on their tasks more than their low-NFCC counterparts. The results confirm that the negative effects of noise sensitivity on job satisfaction, state anxiety, and turnover intent were higher among low (vs. high)-NFCC individuals.
cognitive energetics theory, wellbeing, workplace, noise sensitivity, cognitive energetics theory; environmental noise; need for cognitive closure; noise sensitivity; wellbeing; workplace; psychology (all), need for cognitive closure, Psychology, psychology (all), Cognitive energetics theory; Environmental noise; Need for cognitive closure; Noise sensitivity; Wellbeing; Workplace; Psychology (all), environmental noise, BF1-990
cognitive energetics theory, wellbeing, workplace, noise sensitivity, cognitive energetics theory; environmental noise; need for cognitive closure; noise sensitivity; wellbeing; workplace; psychology (all), need for cognitive closure, Psychology, psychology (all), Cognitive energetics theory; Environmental noise; Need for cognitive closure; Noise sensitivity; Wellbeing; Workplace; Psychology (all), environmental noise, BF1-990
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