Inertia of negative emotions at work: Correlates of inflexible emotion dynamics in the workplace*

Emotional inertia is a central feature of emotion dynamics and it refers to the degree which emotional states are self-predictive linger over time, describing their resistance change. It related several indicators maladjustment, yet there limited research on its correlates in workplace, where may be particularly relevant as experiences deeply influence organizational life. In two experience-sampling studies, we studied temporal dependency negative at work terms inertia. first study (n = 128), investigated association between exhaustion, core dimension burnout, with emotions. second 116), aimed replicate findings from additionally examined moderating role emotions relationship counterproductive behaviour. The show that exhaustion consistently associated emotions, aggravates relation workers'