Social distancing reduces negative affective relationships

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Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2022

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Title2022 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference
LocationHybrid
PlaceUnited States
CitySeattle
Period27 - 30 April 2022

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Abstract

Social distancing has been introduced in many organizations to curb the spread of COVID-19. This paper explores how and when social distancing influences workplace relationships. Drawing on the affect theory of social exchange and the social cognition literature, authors argue that when employees have negative affective relationships with their coworkers (before COVID-19), social distancing helps improve such negative affective relationships (during COVID-19), especially when the coworker is warm and competent. Hierarchical linear modeling results support the main argument.

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Social Cognition Psychology
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Affect Theory Psychology
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COVID-19 Social Sciences
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Linear Modeling Computer Science
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Authors Social Sciences
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Social distancing reduces negative affective relationships. / Kim, Kyoungyong; Ugwuanyi, Ijeoma; Matthew, Charles.
2022. Paper presented at 2022 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, United States.

Research output: Conference Papers › RGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (without host publication) › peer-review