The study of affects (i.e., emotions, moods) in the workplace has received alot of attention in the last 15 years. Despite the fact that softwaredevelopment has been shown to be intellectual, creative, and driven bycognitive activities, and that affects have a deep influence on cognitiveactivities, software engineering research lacks an understanding of the affectsof software developers. This note provides (1) common misconceptions of affectswhen dealing with job satisfaction, motivation, commitment, well-being, andhappiness; (2) validated measurement instruments for affect measurement; and(3) our recommendations when measuring the affects of software developers.
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