As hypothesized, negative affectivity was significantly and positively related only to surface acting, and it had no significant relationship with deep acting or genuine expression. This result is consistent with earlier findings (e.g., Brotheridge & Grandey, 2002; Brotheridge & Lee, 2002; Diefendorff et al., 2005; Grandey, 2000). The results imply that coaches high on negative affectivity may hide or fake feelings more often in fulfilling minimum role requirement. Watson and Tellegen (1985) found that people with high negative affectivity tend to view themselves and the world around them in a more negative way, thus, may feel helpless and not attempt to change the situation actively. Thus, negative affectivity are more likely to associated with surface acting, which entails only the change of facial display, gestures, and voice tone (Ashforth & Humphrey, 1993) without modifying inner emotion (i.e., deep acting).