Emotional processes, leadership, gender and workplace affect in interdisciplinary teams

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/psyhps.27093
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Emotional intelligence regulation of emotion workplace affect multilevel analysis leaders interdisciplinary teams
George Tsouvelas
Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8123-0091
Ioannis Nikolaou
Department of Management Science & Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3967-5040
George Koulierakis
Department of Public Health Policy, of the University of West Attica
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3705-1007
Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of emotional skills and gender in workplace affect through non-hierarchical level and multilevel analyses. Data was collected through self-report questionnaires completed by 19 directors and 128 subordinates working in interdisciplinary teams of Centers of Educational and Counselling Support. At non-hierarchical level, higher order emotional abilities (use and regulate emotions) were positively related to positive affect at workplace. Negative affect was negatively associated with the ability to regulate emotions and positively with the strategy of emotional suppression. At multilevel analyses, cognitive reappraisal emerged as a significant predictor for both the positive and negative affect (inversed) of the subordinates. Gender differences were observed at multilevel analyses. We tempt to explore possible tensions between emotional competencies and emotional outcomes (workplace affect) both at non-hierarchical level and managerial level in interdisciplinary teams. Training programs may promote group emotional empowerment and focus on higher order emotional skills. Managerial level training programs could also go deep in cognitive reappraisal of the emotions as an emotion regulation strategy that promotes safer emotional affect at workplace.

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George Tsouvelas, Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Ioannis Nikolaou, Department of Management Science & Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business, Athens, Greece

Associate Professor in Organisational Behaviour, Director of the MSc in Human Resources Management at Athens University of Economics and Business and Editor-in-Chief of the peer-reviewed journal International Journal of Selection & Assessment

George Koulierakis, Department of Public Health Policy, of the University of West Attica

Associate Professor at the Department of Public Health Policy, of the University of West Attica, Associate Editor to Behavioral Medicine.

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