1990; González-Romá, Peiró, Subirats, & Mañas, 2000). This constitues what is called a «team affective climate» and has been related to important outcomes such as job satisfaction, commitment, and performance (e.g., Bartel & Saavedra, 2000; George, 1990). The emergence of affective climate as a team level construct is said to result from a number of processes and mechanisms, such as emotional c...