Roots run deep: Investigating psychological mechanism between history of family aggression and abusive supervision
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Garcia, Patrick R. J. M., Restubog, Simon Lloyd D., Scott, Kristin, Kiewitz, Christian and Tang, Robert L.. (2014). Roots run deep: Investigating psychological mechanism between history of family aggression and abusive supervision. Journal of Applied Psychology. 99(5), pp. 883 - 897. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036463
Authors | Garcia, Patrick R. J. M., Restubog, Simon Lloyd D., Scott, Kristin, Kiewitz, Christian and Tang, Robert L. |
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Abstract | In this article, we examine the relationships between supervisor-level factors and abusive supervision. Drawing from social learning theory (Bandura, 1973), we argue that supervisors’ history of family aggression indirectly impacts abusive supervision via both hostile cognitions and hostile affect, with angry rumination functioning as a first-stage moderator. Using multisource data, we tested the proposed relationships in a series of 4 studies, each providing evidence of constructive replication. In Study 1, we found positive relationships between supervisors’ history of family aggression, hostile affect, explicit hostile cognitions, and abusive supervision. We obtained the same pattern of results in Studies 2, 3, and 4 using an implicit measure of hostile cognitions and controlling for previously established antecedents of abusive supervision. Angry rumination moderated the indirect relationship between supervisors’ history of family aggression and abusive supervision via hostile affect only. Overall, the results highlight the important role of supervisor-level factors in the abusive supervision dynamics. |
Keywords | abusive supervision; family aggression; implicit measure; social learning; workplace aggression; family history |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Psychology |
Journal citation | 99 (5), pp. 883 - 897 |
ISSN | 0021-9010 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1037/a0036463 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-84925880453 |
Page range | 883 - 897 |
Research Group | Centre for Sustainable HRM and Wellbeing |
Publisher's version | File Access Level Controlled |
Editors | G. Chen |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/86xz7/roots-run-deep-investigating-psychological-mechanism-between-history-of-family-aggression-and-abusive-supervision
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