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

Junbang Lan, Yina Mao (), Kelly Z. Peng and Yong Wang
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Junbang Lan: Sun Yat-sen University
Yina Mao: Nanjing University
Kelly Z. Peng: Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Yong Wang: Huaiyin Institute of Technology

Asia Pacific Journal of Management, 2022, vol. 39, issue 3, No 11, 1069 pages

Abstract: Abstract 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.

Keywords: PANA; Polynomial regression; Congruence; Job satisfaction; CWB (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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