Four-quadrant investigation of job-related affects and behaviours
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Emphasizing differences in activation as well as valence, six studies across a range of situations examined relations between types of job-related core affect and 13 self-reported work behaviours. A theory-based measure of affect was developed, and its four-quadrant structure was found to be supported across studies. Also consistent with hypotheses, high-activation pleasant affect was more strongly correlated with positive behaviours than were low-activation pleasant feelings, and those associations tended to be greatest for discretionary behaviours in contrast to routine task proficiency. Additionally as predicted, unpleasant job-related affects that had low rather than high activation were more strongly linked to the negative work behaviours examined. Theory and practice would benefit from greater differentiation between affects and between behaviours.
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- Authors
- Warr, P., Bindl, U. K., Parker, S. K., & Inceoglu, I.
- Affiliations
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- The University of Western Australia (AU)
- Shell (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Warr, Peter
- Venue
- European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2013-02-11
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 342-363
- ISSN
- 1359-432X (ISSN-L)
- 1464-0643
- OpenAlex
- W2060237689
- Cited by
- 245
- References
- 72
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- FWCI
- 23.32
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- doi.org
- Locations
- European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology (publishedVersion)
- London School of Economics and Political Science Theses Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) (submittedVersion)
- UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
- eSpace (Curtin University) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Workplace Health and Well-being
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Keywords
- affect valence, positive affect, negative affect, employee behavior, discretionary behavior, task proficiency
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