..., this study proposes that daily leader humor behaviors are positively related to healthcare workers’ daily positive affect, which in turn affects their next-day helping behaviors towards patients. These predictions hinge on healthcare workers’ difficulty in maintaining display rules. We conducted a lagged...

... of positive affect and the moderating role of core self-evaluation (CSE) in these associations. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected data by a three-wave research design. Hypotheses were examined with a sample of 178 employees working in various organizations in China. Findings...

..., and satisfaction with life and health would be mediated by positive affect. Design/methodology/approach – Lagged data were collected from employee-supervisor dyads. Findings – OCB-Is were related to positive affect, and positive affect was positively related to subsequent reports of life satisfaction...