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The combined effects of positive and negative affect on job satisfaction and counterproductive work behavior

Authors: Junbang Lan, Yina Mao, Kelly Z. Peng, Yong Wang

Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management | Issue 3/2022

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Management researchers have paid more attention to the role of affect in the workplace in the last two to three decades. While it is clear that positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA) should be associated with positive and negative employee attitudes and behaviors, respectively, we know little about their combined effects. In this study, we provide preliminary evidence concerning the potential complexity of the interplay between PA and NA in affecting job satisfaction and counterproductive work behaviors (CWB). Results of polynomial regression analyses from a sample of 216 employees showed that congruence of PA and NA at high level leads to the higher level of job satisfaction and CWB than they are congruent at low level. For incongruence situations, PA higher than NA leads to higher level of job satisfaction and a lower level of CWB than when NA is higher than PA. Theoretical implications, limitations and future directions are discussed.

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Title: The combined effects of positive and negative affect on job satisfaction and counterproductive work behavior
Authors: Junbang Lan
Yina Mao
Kelly Z. Peng
Yong Wang
Publication date: 19-02-2021
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Asia Pacific Journal of Management / Issue 3/2022
Print ISSN: 0217-4561
Electronic ISSN: 1572-9958
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10490-021-09753-1

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