Affective events theory describes a sequence in which workplace events influence mood and performance through which mechanism?

• A. Affective events theory posits that workplace events trigger emotional reactions that influence attitudes and behaviors, linking daily experiences to mood, job satisfaction, and performance.
• B. Mood is fixed and independent of events.
• C. Attitudes do not affect performance.
• D. Behavioral outcomes are random.

Answer: (C)

Workplace events don’t just pass by; they trigger emotional reactions that shape how people think and act. Affective Events Theory focuses on this chain: daily events at work evoke affect (emotions), those emotions influence attitudes (like job satisfaction) and behaviors, and this in turn affects mood and performance. In other words, affective responses to events mediate the link between daily experiences and outcomes such as mood, job satisfaction, and how well someone performs.

This is why the mechanism described is accurate: events lead to emotions, those emotions color judgments and actions, and the resulting attitudes and mood help drive performance. Statements that mood is fixed and independent of events, that attitudes don’t affect performance, or that behavioral outcomes are random don’t fit with how emotions and attitudes interact to shape work results.