Comparing superordinate framing with and without a broader goal

This study examines the effect of superordinate framing on how people experience their work tasks. Superordinate framing involves asking individuals to identify an unimportant work task and then consider how other related tasks connect with it to achieve a broader purpose. To isolate the specific contribution of the "broader purpose" component, we compare two versions of superordinate framing: one that includes a broader purpose and one that does not. Our key question is whether simply connecting tasks together, without explicitly framing them as contributing to a broader purpose, is sufficient to produce the same effects as the full superordinate framing.