title: Does the need to belong moderate the relationship between perceptions of spirit of camaraderie and employees' happiness?
abstract: The authors show how the perceptions of spirit of camaraderie explain 5 dimensions of employees' affective well-being and how this relationship is moderated by the employees' need to belong. The sample comprised 296 individuals working in 78 organizations. The authors found the following: (a) Perceptions of spirit of camaraderie predict unique variance of all affective well-being dimensions; (b) the need to belong moderates the relationship between perceptions of spirit of camaraderie and affective well-being in such a way that employees with a strong need to belong are more sensitive or reactive to perceptions of spirit of camaraderie; (c) among those with low need to belong, the relationship between perceptions of spirit of camaraderie and affective well-being is not linear in such a way that a "surplus" of spirit of camaraderie can be detrimental to their affective well-being.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Aveiro, Departamento de Economia, Gestão e Engenharia Industrial, Aveiro, Portugal. armenio.rego@ua.pt
authors.forename: Arménio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rego
authors.forename: Solange
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Souto
authors.forename: Miguel Pina E
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Cunha