Abstract
Using a 2X2 experimental design we investigated the effects of leader’s emotional regulation requests following bad news on follower felt anger, expressed anger and attitudes toward the leader, in light of leaders gender, follower’s chronic emotion regulation strategies, and implicit prejudice toward female leadership. Participants assumed the role of an intern who was expecting a job offer, but rejected by the leader with an email and who requested them to suppress or reappraise their emotions. Participants responded to the bad news with a reply email which they did or did not express their anger as well as reported their felt anger and their attitudes towards the leader. Results indicated that suppression request by the leader had a negative effect on felt anger, expressed anger and attitudes towards the leader. The effect of emotional regulation request on expressed anger was mediated by follower felt anger and the effect on attitudes were mediated by both felt and expressed anger. Furthermore, a match between requested reappraisal strategy and chronically used reappraisal strategy was more successful in buffering expressed anger. Finally, female leaders were preferred more when they used reappraisal rather than suppression when followers were prejudiced towards female leadership.
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