Exploring the role of individual differences in the prediction of workplace aggression.
This study investigates the relationship between individual differences and the incidence of workplace aggression in a sample of employees from a transportation company and a public school system. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that measures of trait anger, attribution style, negative affectivity, attitudes toward revenge, self-control, and previous exposure to aggressive cultures accounted for 62% of the variance in the participants' self-reported incidence of workplace aggression. Further research on workplace aggression is advocated, focusing on the role of individual differences and their interactions with organizational and group-level variables.
Douglas
S C
SC
Department of Management, Florida State University, USA. scott.douglas@business.umt.edu
Martinko
M J
MJ
D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D000374:Aggression; D000786:Anger; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment; D017132:Workplace