| Abstrakt: |
The current study advances person-environment fit research by exploring the nature of perceived fit via the neuroscientific method of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Using brain images of state-like activities (triggered by experimental stimuli in relation to fit) of 62 participants in Taiwan, we found that the participants' engagement in relational-fit and rational-fit contexts corresponded to four brain regions: the posterior cingulate cortex, the precuneus, the medial prefrontal cortex, and the bilateral temporoparietal junction. We also found that the participants' active brain regions relating to perceiving fit and misfit scenarios included: posterior cingulate cortex, precuneus, medial prefrontal cortex, bilateral temporoparietal junction, bilateral superior temporal sulcus, and bilateral temporal poles. These regions involve social constructs (e.g., mentalizing, perspective-taking, empathy) and drive cognitive, emotional, and social processing. In our study, the activation of emotion processing was greater for participants perceiving relational fit than for those perceiving rational fit. Also, the activation of negative emotion processing was greater for participants perceiving misfit than for those perceiving fit. Finally, this differentiation of brain activation between misfit and fit was minimized for participants with higher cognitive intelligence. Our research advances the debate over the affective vs. cognitive roots of perceived fit, provides possible construct validation for perceived fit, paves the way for future neuroscientific investigations into fit, and presents implications for human resources management practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
