The role of pleasantness and activation-based well-being in performance prediction.

Examined the relationships between 2 measures of psychological well-being and work performance using the circumplex model of emotion as the theoretical framework. 62 criminal justice staff personnel (aged 22–57 yrs) from a city agency located in a large metropolitan areas participated. Although the pleasantness-based measure of well-being predicted subsequent work performance, the results failed to establish a relationship between the activation-based measure of well-being and work performance. Future directions and implications of the findings regarding the further refinement of the role of psychological well-being in performance prediction are introduced. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)