愿景沟通中负面反馈的解释水平对下属愿景追逐行为的影响

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2024.01417

摘要/Abstract

摘要： 为了让下属更好地接受并追逐愿景, 领导会在与下属的愿景沟通中有意进行负面反馈。然而, 领导应如何通过调整负面反馈的措辞策略, 来提高愿景沟通的效果尚不明确。基于幻想实现理论开展了情景实验(研究1, N = 76)及问卷调查(研究2, N = 301; 研究3, N = 619), 结果一致表明, 愿景沟通中领导的负面反馈解释水平能够通过下属的愿景实现期望进而影响其愿景追逐行为, 同时这一中介机制被组织经营状态调节。当组织处于顺境中, 领导在采取负面反馈时应该采用较低的解释水平, 而当组织处于逆境中则应采取较高的解释水平, 这样能使负面反馈发挥出最佳效果。研究结论有助于揭示愿景沟通中负面反馈的解释水平对下属愿景认知与行为反应的作用机制, 为领导者如何在与下属的愿景沟通中有效开展负面反馈提供了实践启示。

关键词: 愿景沟通, 负面反馈, 解释水平, 愿景追逐行为, 幻想实现理论

Abstract: The presence of negative feedback in vision communication is quite common in managerial practices and has increasingly garnered scholarly attention in recent years. However, prior investigations into this domain remain in their infancy. While some studies suggest that subordinates might lower their goal expectations after receiving negative feedback, there is also evidence suggesting that such feedback can motivate subordinates to enhance their performance. Consequently, the precise impact of negative feedback on subordinates’ perception of the leader’s vision remains unclear. To optimize the use of negative feedback, it is imperative to explore negative feedback strategies that are beneficial to subordinates’ vision expectations. The construal level of the message plays a pivotal role in shaping the receiver’s motivation and cognition. Drawing on fantasy realization theory, this study investigates the mechanisms through which the construal level of negative feedback in vision communication affects subordinates’ vision pursuit, particularly under favorable and unfavorable organizational conditions. This exploration aims to offer guidance for leaders to improve organizational communication.
To examine the influence of negative feedback’s construal level on subordinates’ vision pursuit, three studies were conducted. The first study employed a scenario experiment, involving 76 participants divided into four groups. Subjects were exposed to stimuli related to organizational conditions and leader’s speeches. In the second study, 301 participants completed surveys at two time points. At Time 1, they reported the construal level of negative feedback of their immediate superiors during vision communication and evaluated the organizational conditions. At Time 2, they reported their perceptions of vision expectations and vision pursuit. The third study involved a broader survey with 619 valid responses, using refined scales and a sample-split technique to minimize common method bias.
The results showed that: (1) For vision communication under favorable organizational conditions, the construal level of negative feedback had a negative relationship with subordinates’ vision expectations. (2) Under unfavorable organizational conditions, the construal level of negative feedback had a positive relationship with subordinates’ vision expectations. (3) The construal level of negative feedback further affected subordinates’ vision pursuit behavior through vision expectations. (4) This mediating effect is moderated by organizational conditions.
This study makes several contributions. First, it examines the influence of leaders’ negative feedback on subordinates’ expectations and behaviors through the lens of wording strategy, thereby advancing the research on negative feedback. Second, it explores the boundary conditions of negative feedback’s construal level in vision communication. By integrating negative feedback with vision communication, this study has built a theoretical bridge for the integration of multiple communication strategies. Additionally, this study extends the application of fantasy realization theory to workplace contexts.

Key words: vision communication, negative feedback, construal level, vision pursuit, fantasy realization theory

中图分类号:

B849:C93

赵晨, 林晨, 周锦来, 高中华. (2024). 愿景沟通中负面反馈的解释水平对下属愿景追逐行为的影响. 心理学报, 56(10), 1417-1430.

ZHAO Chen, LIN Chen, ZHOU Jinlai, GAO Zhonghua. (2024). The impact of the construal level of negative feedback in vision communication on subordinates’ vision pursuit. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 56(10), 1417-1430.

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