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Optimism predicting employees' creativity: The mediating role of positive affect and the positivity ratio

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Psicologia
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg07:Energias Renováveis e Acessíveis
datacite.subject.sdg11:Cidades e Comunidades Sustentáveis
dc.contributor.authorRego, Arménio
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Filipa
dc.contributor.authorMarques, Carla
dc.contributor.authorPina e Cunha, Miguel
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-12T11:34:02Z
dc.date.available2026-01-12T11:34:02Z
dc.date.issued2012-04
dc.description.abstractWe examine how optimism predicts creativity both directly and through the mediating role of positive affect and the positivity ratio (the ratio between the frequency of positive and negative affective states). Five hundred and ninety five employees reported their positive and negative affect, as well as their optimism. Their creativity was reported by supervisors. The main findings are the following: (1) optimism predicts creativity both directly and through the mediating role of positive affect and the positivity ratio; (2) the relationship between the positivity ratio and creativity is curvilinear, in such a way that an "excessive" ratio is detrimental to creativity. The findings stress the relevance of optimism both for individuals and organizations, and suggest that examining positivity ratios is fruitful in the creativity domain, as it has been in other domains, and that negative affect should not be viewed simply as an obstacle when studying employees' creativity.eng
dc.identifier.citationArménio Rego, Filipa Sousa, Carla Marques & Miguel Pina e Cunha (2012) Optimism predicting employees' creativity: The mediating role of positive affect and the positivity ratio, European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 21:2, 244-270, DOI: 10.1080/1359432X.2010.550679
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/1359432x.2010.550679
dc.identifier.issn1359-432X
dc.identifier.issn1464-0643
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/15285
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.relation.hasversionhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1359432X.2010.550679
dc.relation.ispartofEuropean Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectCreativity
dc.subjectNegative affect
dc.subjectOptimism
dc.subjectPositive affect
dc.subjectPositivity ratio
dc.titleOptimism predicting employees' creativity: The mediating role of positive affect and the positivity ratioeng
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage270
oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.startPage244
oaire.citation.titleEuropean Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
oaire.citation.volume21
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person.familyNameSousa
person.givenNameMarlene
person.identifier.ciencia-idB61B-CDF9-82B8
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1201-9636
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