Crying is in the eyes of the beholder: An attribution theory framework of crying at work

This paper contributes to research on emotion expression, attributions, and social emotions by developing an observer-focused model to explain the outcomes of crying at work. Our model is focused on crying as a form of emotion expression because crying may be driven by different emotions or be used as a means of manipulation. In addition, the model is focused on observers, who must form perceptions of the emotion expression in order to determine...