Abusive supervision and workplace deviance and the moderating effects of negative reciprocity beliefs.
Year: 2007
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: In this study, the authors examine the relationship between abusive supervision and employee workplace deviance. The authors conceptualize abusive supervision as a type of aggression. They use work on retaliation and direct and displaced aggression as a foundation for examining employees' reactions to abusive supervision. The authors predict abusive supervision will be related to supervisor-directed deviance, organizational deviance, and interpersonal deviance. Additionally, the authors examine the moderating effects of negative reciprocity beliefs. They hypothesized that the relationship between abusive supervision and supervisor-directed deviance would be stronger when individuals hold higher negative reciprocity beliefs. The results support this hypothesis. The implications of the results for understanding destructive behaviors in the workplace are examined.
Source: Journal of Applied Psychology
Authors: Marie S. Mitchell, Maureen L. Ambrose
Institution: University of Central Florida
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2083403796