Abstract
Examining a Multilevel Model of Anger Contagion in Groups: An Information Processing Approach
Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, Vol.2016(1), p.10308
01/2016
DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2016.10308abstract
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The goal of our study is to add to the literature on emotional contagion in groups by introducing and applying concepts from information processing theory to examine the effects of expressions of anger by one group member on the rest of the group. Based on information processing theory, we expect that expressions of anger by one group member will lead to significantly more contagion than general expressions of negative affect by one group member. We also expect that expressions of anger by one group member will negatively impact outcomes at both the group and individual levels; effects that will be mediated by anger contagion. To add to our mediated model, we utilize literature on status cues to suggest that effects will be much stronger when the person expressing the anger is male rather than female, largely based on the nature of the group task. Results from a laboratory experiment with a sample of 121 groups were supportive of our hypotheses. We discuss the implications of our work across several different literatures.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Examining a Multilevel Model of Anger Contagion in Groups: An Information Processing Approach
- Creators
- Daphna Motro - University of ArizonaTrevor Spoelma - University of ArizonaAleksander P. J. Ellis - University of Arizona
- Resource Type
- Abstract
- Publication Details
- Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, Vol.2016(1), p.10308
- DOI
- 10.5465/ambpp.2016.10308abstract
- eISSN
- 2151-6561
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2016
- Academic Unit
- Management and Entrepreneurship
- Record Identifier
- 9984937922002771
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