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34 - Other-Focused Emotion Triads

Contempt, Anger, and Disgust (CAD) and Awe, Gratitude, and Elevation (AGE)

from Part V - Discrete Emotions at Work

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 June 2020

By
Lauren R. Locklear  and
Robert Folger
Edited by
Liu-Qin Yang ,
Russell Cropanzano ,
Catherine S. Daus  and
Vicente Martínez-Tur
Liu-Qin Yang
Affiliation:
Portland State University
Russell Cropanzano
Affiliation:
University of Colorado
Catherine S. Daus
Affiliation:
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Vicente Martínez-Tur
Affiliation:
Universitat de València, Spain
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Summary

Humans have an interdependent existence as a fundamentally social species. To coordinate and cooperate, or even simply to avoid retribution, each individual must take into account the reactions of others toward his or her conduct. Moreover, accommodating those reactions often requires that the individual curb the pursuit of otherwise unfettered self-interest. When such conduct occurs in an exemplary fashion (e.g. involving self-sacrifice for the sake of others’ interests), it can elicit approbation; when sufficient suppression of self-interest fails to take place (e.g. exploiting others), it can elicit negative reactions from others that backfires – perhaps in ways detrimental to attaining the personal goals pursued.

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The Cambridge Handbook of Workplace Affect , pp. 452 - 467
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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