Management Department, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
J Psychol. 2012 Jan-Apr;146(1-2):47-60. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2011.585187.
Loneliness is often assumed to be an occupational hazard for senior-ranked members of an organization. However, most of what researchers hear about being "lonely at the top" is anecdote. This article provides empirical evidence from three separate studies assessing loneliness in managers and nonmanagers. Across all three studies, loneliness did not differ by managerial status. Managers were no more or less lonely than their nonmanager counterparts. This suggests that factors beyond seniority may be contributing to loneliness in organizational settings. Ideas for future research are discussed.
孤独感通常被认为是组织中高层成员的职业风险。然而，研究人员听到的关于“高处不胜寒”的大部分说法都是道听途说。本文提供了三项独立研究的实证证据，评估了管理人员和非管理人员的孤独感。在所有三项研究中，孤独感都与管理职位无关。管理人员并不比他们的非管理人员同事更孤独或更不孤独。这表明，在组织环境中，导致孤独感的因素可能不仅仅是资历。文章还讨论了未来研究的思路。
