Abstract Based on activation theory, the theoretical model is constructed to explore the inverted U-shaped effect of negative emotion on creativity of low-status members within teams under approach-avoidance motive framework. The relative field test was implemented by the valid data collected from 578 employees of 120 teams. The results show negative emotion has an inverted U-shaped relationship with the creativity of low-status members within teams. Status stability and status disparity both take moderating roles in the above relationship. Specifically, compared with higher status stability, lower status stability strengthens the positive influence of lower negative motion on the creativity of low-status members and weakens the negative influence of higher negative motion on their creativity, where the inflection point of the inverted U-shaped effect is higher. Compared with higher status disparity, lower status disparity strengthens the positive influence of lower negative motion on the creativity of low-status members and weakens the negative influence of higher negative motion on their creativity, where the inflection point of the inverted U-shaped effect is higher.
CHANG Tao,CHEN Sitong,LIU Zhiqiang等. The Inverted U-Shaped Relationship between Negative Emotion and Creativity of Low-Status Members within Teams[J]. Chinese Journal of Management, 2024, 21(7): 1002-.
