Think Fast!: Rumination and Work-Related Decision-Making Style as Predictors of Dyadic Team-Task Performance
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Dr. Michael Gillespie
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Individual characteristics and modes of cognition have an immense influence on task performance. One particular facet of cognition that is known to have effects on how individuals conceptualize and approach a task is rumination. Current literature suggests that there may be adaptive and maladaptive functions of rumination that allow for reflection and behavioral reorientation to achieve a task but can also contribute to indecisive decision-making styles that hinder task efficacy and performance. Based on in-progress data, we aim to analyze levels of rumination in relation to work-related decision-making style and overall task performance. In teams of two, participants worked together to complete a sequence of timed computer puzzles. After the task, participants are asked to fill out questionnaires regarding rumination and their decision-making style in a workplace environment. Through analyses of these variables, we expect that individuals with higher levels of rumination will score lower in the decisive aspect of work-related decision-making. Additionally, we expect rumination to relate negatively, and decisiveness to relate positively, to dyadic task performance. Further, we expect domaingeneral dependent decision-making to be negatively related to task performance, whereas we expect the work-relevant analogue, collaborative decisionmaking, to relate positively to dyadic task performance. With this investigation, we aim to outline and emphasize how an individual’s cognitive tendencies can influence overall performance. Moreover, we hope to further expand our findings to explore how individuals can modify their thinking styles to enhance performance in the workplace.
Think Fast!: Rumination and Work-Related Decision-Making Style as Predictors of Dyadic Team-Task Performance
Individual characteristics and modes of cognition have an immense influence on task performance. One particular facet of cognition that is known to have effects on how individuals conceptualize and approach a task is rumination. Current literature suggests that there may be adaptive and maladaptive functions of rumination that allow for reflection and behavioral reorientation to achieve a task but can also contribute to indecisive decision-making styles that hinder task efficacy and performance. Based on in-progress data, we aim to analyze levels of rumination in relation to work-related decision-making style and overall task performance. In teams of two, participants worked together to complete a sequence of timed computer puzzles. After the task, participants are asked to fill out questionnaires regarding rumination and their decision-making style in a workplace environment. Through analyses of these variables, we expect that individuals with higher levels of rumination will score lower in the decisive aspect of work-related decision-making. Additionally, we expect rumination to relate negatively, and decisiveness to relate positively, to dyadic task performance. Further, we expect domaingeneral dependent decision-making to be negatively related to task performance, whereas we expect the work-relevant analogue, collaborative decisionmaking, to relate positively to dyadic task performance. With this investigation, we aim to outline and emphasize how an individual’s cognitive tendencies can influence overall performance. Moreover, we hope to further expand our findings to explore how individuals can modify their thinking styles to enhance performance in the workplace.
