Cross-National Explorations of the Impact of Affect at Work Using the State-Trait Emotion Measure: A Coordinated Series of Studies in the United States, China, and Romania

Levine, Edward L.; Xu, Xian; Yang, Liu-Qin; Ispas, Dan; Pitariu, Horia D.; Bian, Ran; Ding, Dan; Capotescu, Roxana; Che, Hongsheng; Muşat, Simona

doi:10.1080/08959285.2011.614302

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“…Notably, however, within our study sample of Chinese employees, general anger was experienced to a greater extent than shame (paired sample t ‐test = 1.91, P = 0.057). In addition, research has shown that patterns of emotional response to adverse events are not subject to broad cultural differences (Levine et al., ; Wallbott & Scherer, ). More specifically, Mikula, Scherer, and Athenstaedt (, p. 781) summarized a wide body of research in noting that there is “lack of cultural moderation of appraisals of and reactions to emotion‐eliciting events regarded as unjust or unfair.” Even if there are conceivable cultural differences in the mean levels of emotions experienced by the abusive supervision victims, this would not clearly affect the test of our hypotheses, as they focused on the interaction of own and coworker abusive supervision.…”

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Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior

Peng

Schaubroeck²,

Chong

et al. 2019

Personnel Psychology

117

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Drawing on appraisal theories of discrete emotions, we propose and test a model in which abusive supervision directed toward oneself and toward work unit peers (coworker abusive supervision) are interactively related to generalized feelings of shame, anger, and fear. These discrete emotions, in turn, tend to precipitate distinct responses that do not directly target the supervisor. We tested our hypotheses with a three-wave, time-lagged survey of 285 full-time workers from 55 work units. Consistent with our theorizing, supervisory abuse was associated with stronger feelings of shame while at work when the abusive supervision reported by one's coworkers was lower (vs. higher), whereas abuse had a stronger association with anger when coworkers also perceived relatively high levels of abuse. The distinct action tendencies associated with shame and anger are related to employees engaging in less voice behavior and more interpersonal deviance, respectively, and fear is related to higher turnover intentions. We discuss the study's implications for theory development concerning abusive supervision. K E Y W O R D Sabusive supervision, cognitive appraisal theories, discrete emotions, interpersonal deviance, turnover intention, voice behavior

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Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior

Peng

Schaubroeck²,

Chong

et al. 2019

Personnel Psychology

117

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“…The validity and internal consistency of the PANAS are good, with test–retest reliability being the highest for the “general” temporal instruction. The PANAS has been used previously on the Romanian population and was found to have adequate psychometric properties [63, 64]. …”

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Using a smartphone app to reduce cognitive vulnerability and mild depressive symptoms: Study protocol of an exploratory randomized controlled trial

Giosan

Cobeanu

Mogoaşe

et al. 2016

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BackgroundDepression is a major challenge worldwide, with significant increasing personal, economic, and societal costs. Although empirically supported treatments have been developed, they are not always available for patients in routine clinical care. Therefore, we need effective and widely accessible strategies to prevent the onset of the very first depressive symptoms. Mental health apps could prove a valuable solution for this desideratum. Although preliminary research has indicated that such apps can be useful in treating depression, no study has attempted to test their utility in preventing depressive symptoms. The aim of this exploratory study is to contrast the efficacy of a smartphone app in reducing cognitive vulnerability and mild depressive symptoms, as risk factors for the onset of depression, against a wait-list condition. More specifically, we aim to test an app designed to (1) decrease general cognitive vulnerability and (2) promote engagement in protective, adaptive activities, while (3) counteracting (through gamification and customization) the tendency of premature dropout from intervention.Methods/designRomanian-speaking adults (18 years and older) with access to a computer and the Internet and who own a smartphone are included in the study. Two parallel randomized clinical trials are conducted: in the first one, 50 participants free of depressive symptoms (i.e., who obtain scores ≤4 on the Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9) will be included, while in the second one 50 participants with minimal depressive symptoms (i.e., who obtain PHQ-9 scores between 5 and 9) will be included. Participants undergoing therapy, presenting with substance abuse problems, psychotic symptoms, and organic brain disorders, or serious legal or health issues that would prevent them from using the app, as well as participants reporting suicidal ideation are excluded. Participants randomized to the active intervention will autonomously use the smartphone app for 4 weeks, while the others will be given access to the app after 4 weeks from randomization. The primary outcomes are (1) cognitive vulnerability factors as defined within the cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) paradigm (i.e., dysfunctional cognitions, irrational beliefs, and negative automatic thoughts) (for the first trial), and (2) level of depressive symptomatology (for the second trial). The app includes self-help materials and exercises based on CBT for depression, presented in a tailored manner and incorporating gamification elements aimed at boosting motivation to use the app.DiscussionThis study protocol is the first to capitalize on the ubiquity of smartphones to large-scale dissemination of CBT-based strategies aimed at preventing depression in non-clinical populations.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02783118. Registered on 26 May 2016.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13063-016-1740-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…Estudios como el Ilies y Judge (2002) que miden la relación entre el EA, tanto positivo como negativo, con actitudes como la satisfacción laboral obteniendo resultados significativos en casi la totalidad de los estudios aportando importante evidencia favorable a esta relación. Si bien este tipo de estudios son los más representativos aunque también son interesantes aquellos que para estudiar esta relación dan un paso más en complejidad, expandiendo la simple dicotomía positivo-negativo y desglosan el afecto en emociones discretas como en Levine et al (2011) quienes en un estudio transnacional observaron diferencias en los resultados en función de las emociones específicas (i.e., alegría, orgullo, ansiedad, envidia) y encontraron que éstas eran mejores predictores de la satisfacción laboral que el afecto contemplado de forma general.…”

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“…Otra relación con destacada presencia en los estudios es la que hay entre las reacciones afectivas y las CDA (17,1%). En el ya mencionado estudio transnacional de Levine et al (2011) no sólo demostraron esta relación sino que además pudieron comprobar que variaba en función del tipo de emoción así como del tipo de conducta que se estuviese midiendo. Así, obtuvieron resultados claramente diferenciados cuando se medían las relaciones de las diferentes emociones discretas contempladas en su estudio con variables como los comportamientos de ciudadanía organizacional o los comportamientos contraproducentes en el trabajo.…”

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Teoría de los acontecimientos afectivos: Revisión de su impacto y desarrollos en el estudio del afecto en las organizaciones

Velasco

Navarro

Rueff-Lopes

2017

Rev. Psicol., Organ. Trab

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Cross-National Explorations of the Impact of Affect at Work Using the State-Trait Emotion Measure: A Coordinated Series of Studies in the United States, China, and Romania

Cited by 34 publications

References 72 publications

Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior

Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior

Using a smartphone app to reduce cognitive vulnerability and mild depressive symptoms: Study protocol of an exploratory randomized controlled trial

Teoría de los acontecimientos afectivos: Revisión de su impacto y desarrollos en el estudio del afecto en las organizaciones

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