Sharing Possitive Affects in the Workplace:The Role Played by Similarity in Teams

Abstract

Objective.
Based on emotional contagion theory, this paper analyzes the relationship between the similarity
of demographic characteristics (gender, type of contract, and company tenure) and the similarity in positive
effects within working teams.
Method.
The sample consisted of 691 employees nested within 110 teams in
21 Spanish companies.
Results.
Regression analyses showed that similarity in type of contract and number of
years of employment in the company, were significantly and positively associated with similarity in terms of
positive effect in work teams.
Conclusion.
Thus, team members sharing demographic characteristics are more
similar in terms of positive affect.