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Affect Management

Definition

"Regulating member emotions during mission accomplishment, including (but not limited to) social cohesion, frustration, and excitement." (Marks et al., 2001, p. 363)

Recent Articles

  • Klonek, F. E., Kanse, L., Wee, S., Runneboom, C., & Parker, S. K. (2021). Did the covid-19 lock-down make us better at working in virtual teams? Small Group Research, 53(2), 185–206. https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964211008991
    • Measured team processes and performance of virtual teams.
    • Found that teams show borderline significant high levels of affect management in the post-transition phase in comparison to the transition phase.
  • Hill, N. S., Offermann, L. R., & Thomas, K. (2018). Mitigating the detrimental impact of maximum negative affect on team cohesion and performance through face-to-face communication. Group & Organization Management, 44(1), 211–238. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601118776835
    • Investigated the influence of the team member with the highest negative affect.
    • Found that face-to-face interaction mitigates the effect of negative affect and contributes a practical implication to affectivity management.
  • Littlepage, G. E., Steffensen, D. S., Yi, J., & Hembree, H. (2022). Validation of the teamwork situational judgment test. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 26(4), 322–340. https://doi.org/10.1037/gdn0000157
    • Performed a study that confirmed the validity of the Teamwork SJT. Included affect management in this evaluation of team performance.