Doing Better but Feeling Worse: Looking for the Best Job Undermines Satisfaction
Iyengar, Wells and Schwartz, Psychological Science 17(2), 2006, 143-150. Students measured for maximising tendency then tracked through the job search: high maximisers took jobs with starting salaries about 20 per cent higher and were less satisfied with them; explained by reliance on external information and fixation on realised and unrealised options.
Iyengar, Wells and Schwartz, Psychological Science 17(2), 2006, 143-150. Students measured for maximising tendency then tracked through the job search: high maximisers took jobs with starting salaries about 20 per cent higher and were less satisfied with them; explained by reliance on external information and fixation on realised and unrealised options.
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Iyengar, S. S., Wells, R. E., & Schwartz, B. (2006). Doing Better but Feeling Worse: Looking for the Best Job Undermines Satisfaction. Psychological Science, 17(2), 143-150. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01677.x https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2006.01677.x