Anger at Work: The Influence of Contextual and Intrapersonal Factors on the Evaluation of the Expression of Anger in a Work Context

"The experience and expression of emotions at work has been the subject of much research in recent decades. Much of the literature has focused on examining ""rules"" for expressing emotions at work and the construct of job satisfaction. The current study focused on exploring the relationship between the expression of anger, gender of the expresser, gender of the observer, and power position of both the expresser and observer and evaluations made of the expresser on both work and personal variables. The study also examined gender role and gender role attitudes as variables that might mediate the evaluations made of the expresser. Using an analogue format, the current study found that those who expressed anger were evaluated more negatively than those not expressing anger. Additionally, those individuals in positions of less power (e.g., subordinate) were evaluated more negatively than those individuals in positions with more power (e.g., supervisor). However, the differences between the evaluations of angry and non-angry expressers were larger than the differences between the evaluations of the expressers in supervisor and subordinate power positions. No differences in evaluations were found as a result of the gender of the expresser or the gender of the observer. Gender role and gender role attitudes were not significantly related to evaluations made of the expresser."

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Carroll, Claudia Elizabeth

Contributors dc:contributor

• Harmon, Lenore W.

• Education, Guidance and Counseling

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI9989953

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/80425