Positive affectivity and negative outcomes: The role of tenure and job satisfaction

In this study, the authors proposed and tested a 3-way interaction among po sitive affectivity (PA),job satisfaction, and tenure in predicting negative employee outcomes. Specifically, the authors predicted that the relationsh ip between job satisfaction and negative outcomes would be stronger for hig h PAs and that this relationship would be more pronounced for longer tenure d employees. Results support this 3-way interaction in predicting job searc h behavior, physical health complaints, and counterproductive employee beha vior. In particular, the relationship between job satisfaction and negative outcomes was most strongly negative for high-PA individuals with longer te nure. The authors discuss the implications of these results and some direct ions for future research.