The Role of Self-Regulation in the Relationship Between Abusive Supervision and Job Tension

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• Personal Author:
  Mackey JD ; McAllister CP ; Perrewé PL
• Description:
  Trait and state self-regulation both have critical influences on workplace behavior, but their influences are thought to operate quite differently. We draw from social exchange and ego depletion theories to investigate the relationship between trait and state self-regulation, as well as how they differentially affect the relationship between subordinates' perceptions of abusive supervision and job tension. Specifically, we examine (a) how the interaction between abusive supervision and trait self-regulation affects job tension and (b) how state self-regulation mediates the relationship between abusive supervision and job tension. Using 3 studies that include an experiment (n = 81) and 2 field studies with cross-sectional (n = 157) and time-separated (n = 109) data, we demonstrate that the interaction between abusive supervision and trait self-regulation increases experienced job tension for subordinates who report higher levels of abusive supervision and trait self-regulation than others. Also, we provide evidence that abusive supervision is indirectly associated with job tension through state self-regulation. This study's findings have important implications for abusive supervision and self-regulation research, as well as social exchange and ego depletion theories, because we extend our understanding of how trait and state self-regulation affect cognitive responses associated with abusive supervision. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Abuse Author Keywords: Abusive Supervision Job Stress Job Tension Psychological Effects Psychological Factors Self-regulation Social Exchange Sociology Work Environment Work Organization

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• ISSN:
  0894-3796
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Alabama ; Florida ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  416-428
• Volume:
  39
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20059623
• Citation:
  J Organ Behav 2018 May; 39(4):416-428
• Contact Point Address:
  Charn McAllister, Department of Management, College of Business, Florida State University, 821 Academic Way, P. O. Box 3061110, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1110, U.S.A
• Email:
  cpm12b@my.fsu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Organizational Behavior
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fa916a9fa685329fee05b2ca0b307380b2496b737dd140aff3e97f6bf9ea0f6221c5114e562d5e8ee5bae7509a39eac376b475af1c08f6ac327cb2da15463657
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223781/cdc_223781_DS1.pdf
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