Negative affectivity influences report of work-related symptoms.
A number of studies have documented that negative affectivity (NA) exerts a considerable influence upon perceptual style and report of symptoms. In three studies (N = 24, N = 30, N = 43), the current paper investigated the influence of NA upon the report of work-related symptoms. For all three studies, we found a firm association between NA and visual and muscular-skeletal symptoms. The results are discussed according to pain sensitivity, general activation and symptom perception. The paper concludes that NA might be a methodological nuisance factor leading to the over-reporting of work-related complaints.
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National Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research, Oslo, Norway.
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D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000523:psychology*