Numerous studies show that happy individuals are successful across multiple life domains,
including marriage, friendship, income, work performance, and health. The authors suggest …

Positive affect systematically influences performance on many cognitive tasks. A new
neuropsychological theory is proposed that accounts for many of these effects by assuming …

Research and valid practice in emotional intelligence (EI) have been impeded by lack of
theoretical clarity regarding (a) the relative roles of emotion perception, emotion …

This book is a reader-friendly description of a viewpoint on human behavior which sees all
behavior as aimed at attaining goals. A wide variety of topics are treated (the theory is …

This study explored how affect relates to creativity at work. Using both quantitative and
qualitative longitudinal data from the daily diaries of 222 employees in seven companies, we …

This meta-analysis synthesized 102 effect sizes reflecting the relation between specific
moods and creativity. Effect sizes overall revealed that positive moods produce more …

The authors argued that emotions characterized by certainty appraisals promote heuristic
processing, whereas emotions characterized by uncertainty appraisals result in systematic …

To understand when and why mood states influence creativity, the authors developed and
tested a dual pathway to creativity model; creative fluency (number of ideas or insights) and …

The present study examined the effects of leaders' mood on (a) the mood of individual group
members,(b) the affective tone of groups, and (c) 3 group processes: coordination, effort …

This article reviews evidence indicating that, in most circumstances, positive affect enhances
problem solving and decision making, leading to cognitive processing that is not only …