Yang Congcong, Yue Quan, Yuan Qinjian
[Purpose/Significance] The purpose of this study is to help the scholars fully understand the application and development of affective events theory,to extend the research scenario in the future study,and to make the best use of this theory.[Method/Process] By searching and reviewing the relevant literature,this paper summarized the results,limitations,and prospects for the future direction.[Result/Conclusion] Since its formation,affective events theory has extended the research scenarios,redefined the affective states,and gained an insight into how affective states work.It is found that the researches in information systems mainly focus on four aspects:knowledge sharing/hiding,usage of information systems,emotion conflicts in online work,and the compliance of information security policies.Meanwhile,besides the ignorance of the traits of the subjects,the existing paper pays less attention to the type,intensity,measurement,time lags,and dynamic of affective states.Future research can improve the measurement and collection of affective data,and pay more attention to the dynamic of subjects' affective and behaviors,the interaction of elements,and the application in the Chinese context.