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Negative Affectivity: Moderator or Confound in Emotional Dissonance-Outcome Relationships?
The Journal of Psychology (Interdisciplinary and Applied)
  • Rebecca Abraham, Nova Southeastern University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1999
ISSN or ISBN
1940-1019
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Abstract/Excerpt

This study was an examination of the impact of negative affectivity on relationships between emotional dissonance, job satisfaction, and emotional exhaustion. Negative affectivity is the predisposition to view life in negative terms. Emotional dissonance originates from the conflict between expressed and experienced emotions. In organizations that require the expression of positive emotions, high negative affectivity individuals may experience conflict between expressed, positive emotions and felt, negative emotions. A moderator effect exists when high negative affectivity individuals experience greater job dissatisfaction and emotional exhaustion. Alternatively, negative affectivity may exert a confounding effect through its relationship to both emotional dissonance and its outcomes. Empirical tests showed that negative affectivity moderated the emotional dissonance-job satisfaction relationship and confounded the emotional dissonance—emotional exhaustion relationship.

DOI
10.1080/00223989909599722
Citation Information
Rebecca Abraham. "Negative Affectivity: Moderator or Confound in Emotional Dissonance-Outcome Relationships?" The Journal of Psychology (Interdisciplinary and Applied) Vol. 133 Iss. 1 (1999) p. 61 - 72
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/rebecca-abraham/68/