The affective shift model of work engagement
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In: Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 96, No. 6, 01.11.2011, p. 1246-1257.
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T1 - The affective shift model of work engagement
AU - Bledow, Ronald
AU - Schmitt, Antje
AU - Frese, Michael
AU - Kühnel, Jana
N1 - (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved.
PY - 2011/11/1
Y1 - 2011/11/1
N2 - On the basis of self-regulation theories, the authors develop an affective shift model of work engagement according to which work engagement emerges from the dynamic interplay of positive and negative affect. The affective shift model posits that negative affect is positively related to work engagement if negative affect is followed by positive affect. The authors applied experience sampling methodology to test the model. Data on affective events, mood, and work engagement was collected twice a day over 9 working days among 55 software developers. In support of the affective shift model, negative mood and negative events experienced in the morning of a working day were positively related to work engagement in the afternoon if positive mood in the time interval between morning and afternoon was high. Individual differences in positive affectivity moderated within-person relationships. The authors discuss how work engagement can be fostered through affect regulation.
AB - On the basis of self-regulation theories, the authors develop an affective shift model of work engagement according to which work engagement emerges from the dynamic interplay of positive and negative affect. The affective shift model posits that negative affect is positively related to work engagement if negative affect is followed by positive affect. The authors applied experience sampling methodology to test the model. Data on affective events, mood, and work engagement was collected twice a day over 9 working days among 55 software developers. In support of the affective shift model, negative mood and negative events experienced in the morning of a working day were positively related to work engagement in the afternoon if positive mood in the time interval between morning and afternoon was high. Individual differences in positive affectivity moderated within-person relationships. The authors discuss how work engagement can be fostered through affect regulation.
KW - Business psychology
KW - Affect
KW - Affective events theory
KW - Motivation
KW - PSI theory
KW - Work engagement
KW - Entrepreneurship
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=82855181477&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/a0024532
DO - 10.1037/a0024532
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 21766997
VL - 96
SP - 1246
EP - 1257
JO - Journal of Applied Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Psychology
SN - 0021-9010
IS - 6
ER -