Effectance motivation-an urge for certainty and a feeling of being able to know, predict, and control one's environment-was initially proposed as the mechanism underlying attitude similarity effects on attraction. However, this motivation was discarded as an explanation when positive affect was identified. The presence of alternative mechanisms did not deny a role for the validation of attitudes in attraction. Therefore, we investigated the validation of one's views by those of peers as an additional mediator and its relation with two previously known mediators of positive affect and trust. As hypothesized, validation mediated attitude similarity effects when measured alone (Experiment 1) and within sequential mediation patterns involving positive affect (Experiment 2A) and trust (Experiments 2B and 2C).
This study explains how generations X, Y and Z share similarities and differences in work values and career preferences. The authors attempt to understand the work values and career preferences of Gen Z with a focus on India as the cultural context crucially contributes to generational differences ( Erickson, 2009 , Generational Differences Between India and the US, Harvard Business Review). While researchers portray that the generational values often develop in the formative years ( Strauss & Howe, 1992 ), this article attempts to understand the evolution of Gen Z in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it aligns with or urges change in prominent developmental theories. These findings can form a base for future research and potentially draw implications for organisations, managers, communities and individuals.
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