TY - T1 - Responding to Positive Emotions at Work : The Four Steps and Potential Benefits of a Validating Response to Coworkers’ Positive Experiences SN - / UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10138/335917 T3 - A1 - Paakkanen, Miia; Martela, Frank; Pessi , Anne A2 - PB - Y1 - 2021 LA - eng AB - In order to capitalize on positive emotions at work and build high-quality interpersonal relationships and psychological safety, it is important that coworkers respond to each other’s positive emotions in a constructive and validating way. However, despite the importance of symmetrical emotion regulation outcomes, organizational research has largely overlooked how an employee can positively respond to coworkers’ positive emotions. Existing research has concentrated almost exclusively on negative... VO - IS - SP - OP - KW - 512 Business and Management; 5144 Social psychology; validating response; positive empathy; positive emotions; capitalization; psychological safety; interpersonal relationships; organizations; PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY; PERSPECTIVE-TAKING; PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ROMANTIC PARTNERS; NEURAL RESPONSES; BUILD THEORY; GOOD-NEWS; COMPASSION; EMPATHY; EVENTS N1 - PP - ER -