Arbeidspsychologie thema 2 deel 3

Positive emotions create both:  

• Short-term resources:

• Long-term resources:

Short-term resources:

Positive thoughts, behaviours, emotions, and physiological responses.  

Long-term resources

Creativity, resilience, positive beliefs, relationships, and social support.  

Positive mood is one of the most reliable predictors of ..

creative thinking and creative outcomes.  

Positive emotions increase work engagement, which consists of: 

• Vigor

• Dedication

• Absorption

Vigor

High energy and willingness to invest effort.

Dedication

Strong involvement, enthusiasm, and pride. 

Absorption

Being fully focused and immersed in work.

Positive emotions promote more effective coping strategies, such as: 

• Problem-solving 

• Planning 

• Positive reinterpretation 

resilience

the ability to recover from stressful experiences.  

Positive emotions are associated with: 

• Better physical health 

• Lower risk of cardiovascular problems 

• Better recovery after stress 

• Greater longevity 

Teamwork and cooperation 

Positive emotions promote: 

• Cooperation 

• Trust 

• Helping behaviour 

• Less conflict 

Positive emotions can spread within teams through …

emotional contagion, improving cooperation and team performance.  

Leaders' positive emotions can influence employees' emotions and attitudes. Positive and authentic leaders can increase employees': 

• Positive affect 

• Hope 

• Creativity 

• Performance

Positive emotions generally contribute to better performance. They can improve: 

• Task performance 

• Contextual performance 

• Team performance 

Task performance 

Employees may make better decisions, process more information, show greater persistence, and produce more work.

Contextual performance 

Positive emotions also promote organizational citizenship behaviour, such as helping colleagues and customers. 

Team performance

Collective positive emotions can increase: 

Positive emotions → … → …

Team resilience, Better team performance

Positive emotions are dynamic, meaning they …

change over time.

Important dynamics include: 

1. Variability 

2. Reactivity 

3. Inertia 

Variability 

Positive emotion variability refers to how much positive emotions fluctuate over time. High fluctuations in positive emotions are generally associated with poorer psychological health, including lower life satisfaction and higher anxiety or depression. 

Stable positive emotions may therefore be healthier than constantly fluctuating positive emotions. 

Reactivity 

Reactivity refers to how strongly emotions change in response to events. For example, a large decrease in positive emotions after daily stress may indicate high reactivity. Strong emotional reactivity to stressors can be associated with poorer well-being and health. 

3. Inertia 

Emotional inertia refers to how resistant emotions are to change. 

The effects of positive emotion inertia are mixed: 

• High inertia can …

• However, maintaining … during stressful situations may sometimes be beneficial and help people recover. 

• indicate poor emotion regulation and psychological maladjustment. 

• positive emotions

whether emotional inertia is helpful depends on …

the context. 

4. Cycles 

Positive emotions often follow recurring patterns over time. 

examples for LGBT supportive practices

anti-discrimination policies, LGBT networks, diversity initiatives, and supportive organizational communication. 

SAFE model

• State

• Authenticity

• Fit

• Enviornment

SAFE model (State Authenticity as Fit to Environment) 

The SAFE model explains that people feel authentic when there is a good fit between themselves and their environment, especially for people with devalued or stigmatized identities.