Whistle while we work?

Abstract

Despite substantial attention to the interplay between worker affect and performance at work, this literature has not been subject to a comprehensive summary and review. The present study presents a meta-analysis of the effect of multiple conceptualizations of affect on performance. Specifically, a meta-analytic comparison of the relationship between job satisfaction, trait affect, and state affect on performance is provided. Finally, a set multiple regression analyses is used to determine the total proportion of variance that affect explains in performance and the degree to which the various conceptualizations of affect explain unique variance in performance.