On the Role of Positive and Negative Affectivity in Job Performance: A Meta-Analytic Investigation

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 162-176

  Kaplan, Seth ^a   Bradley, Jill C ^b   Luchman, Joseph N ^a   Haynes, Douglas ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

affectivity; job performance; negative affect; personality; positive affect

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AFFECT; EFFICIENCY; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONALITY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 60349122362     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013115     Document Type: Article

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