Media type: E-Article Title: Emotion as mediators of the relations between perceived supervisor support and psychological hardiness on employee cynicism Contributor: Cole, Michael S.; Bruch, Heike; Vogel, Bernd Published: Wiley, 2006 Published in: Journal of Organizational Behavior, 27 (2006) 4, Seite 463-484 Language: English DOI: 10.1002/job.381 ISSN: 0894-3796; 1099-1379 Origination: Footnote: Description: AbstractIn this study we explore whether emotion experienced at work mediates the relationships between perceived supervisor support, psychological hardiness, and employee cynicism. Data were collected from employees working at a medical technology company located in Switzerland. Mediational analyses showed that employees' positive and negative emotions experienced amidst an organizational crisis fully accounted for the relations between perceived supervisor support and cynicism and psychological hardiness and cynicism. Practical implications and directions for future research are discussed. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.