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Social distancing reduces negative affective relationships

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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.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2022
Event2022 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference - Hybrid, Seattle, United States
Duration: 27 Apr 202230 Apr 2022
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Conference

Conference2022 Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Annual Conference
PlaceUnited States
CitySeattle
Period27/04/2230/04/22
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