Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the moderating effect of acceptance on the relationship between perceived task control and affective well-being: for test hypothesis from the Warr`s Vitamin Model. Study 1 was conducted to laboratory experiment for the hypotheses testing. The results showed that in the total well-being, the interaction effects of perceived task control and acceptance were founded. the results of Trend analysis showed that in high acceptance group, `pleased-displeased`, `anxious-comfortable` and `depressed-enthusiastic` factors of the affective well-being and the total well-being was not significant to the linear, quadratic, and cubic trend. On the other hand, in low acceptance group, `pleased-displeased` axe of the affective well-being was significant to quadratic trend. And `anxious-comfortable` axe was significant to the linear trend. Study 2 was conducted to Field survey. The results showed that perceived job control and acceptance were significant predictors total job-related affective well-being, `pleased-displeased`, `anxious-comfortable` and `depressed-enthusiastic` sub-factors of the affective well-being. But the interaction effect of perceived job control and acceptance was not found. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that the moderating effect of acceptance in low acceptance group was differ from ones of high acceptance group. The results of the present study 1 and study 2 suggest that perceived control and acceptance are important predictors for the affective well-being and acceptance moderate the relationship between perceived control and affective well-being. Implications of results, limitations of this study and suggestions for the future study are discussed.