Abstract
This chapter is about the emotion of interest as it may be experienced in the workplace. Interest has been described as “positive, focused, directed arousal, which prompts approach and engagement with the task” (Ainley, 2007, p. 153). Izard (1991, p. 100) describes the subjective experience of interest as “the feeling of being engaged, caught up, fascinated, or curious … wanting to investigate, become involved, or expand the self by incorporating new information and having new experiences with the person or object that has stimulated the interest. In intense interest or excitement, the person feels animated and enlivened.”
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Cambridge Handbook of Workplace Affect |
Editors | Liu-Qin Yang, Russell Cropanzano, Catherine S. Daus, Vicente Martínez-Tur |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Chapter | 29 |
Pages | 287-401 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781108573887 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781108494038 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2020 |