Emotion Regulation, Positive Affect, and Promotive Voice Behavior at Work

Area of Science:

• Organizational Behavior
• Psychology

Background:

• Promotive voice behavior is crucial for organizational improvement and change.
• Understanding individual drivers of voice behavior is essential.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the role of emotion regulation and positive affect in employee promotive voice behavior.
• To examine how emotion regulation strategies influence positive affect and subsequent voice behavior.

Main Methods:

• A weekly diary study was conducted with professionals across various industries.
• Data collected focused on employees' emotion regulation strategies, affective states, and voice behaviors.

Main Results:

• Employing emotion regulation strategies to enhance feelings positively correlated with increased positive affect.
• Behaviors aimed at worsening one's feelings were negatively associated with positive affect.
• Positive affect significantly predicted an increased likelihood of promotive voice behavior.

Conclusions:

• Emotion regulation is an individual factor contributing to positive affective experiences at work.
• Positive affect mediates the relationship between emotion regulation and promotive voice.
• Training employees in emotion regulation can enhance organizational effectiveness.