The moderating roles of self-esteem and neuroticism in the relationship between group and individual undermining behavior.
The authors developed and tested a multilevel interactive model of the relationship between group undermining and individual undermining behavior in 2 multiwave studies of group members. Integrating the literature on group influences on individual behavior with the individual difference literature, the authors predicted a 3-way Group Undermining x Self-Esteem x Neuroticism interaction, such that the relationship between group and individual undermining would be strongest among those simultaneously high in self-esteem and neuroticism. The 3-way interaction was supported in Study 1 (457 participants in 103 groups) and replicated in Study 2 (415 participants in 93 groups) with additional controls and alternative measures of key constructs. The authors discuss the implications of the research and identify future research directions.
Duffy
Michelle K
MK
School of Management, Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. duffy111@umn.edu
Shaw
Jason D
JD
Scott
Kristin L
KL
Tepper
Bennett J
BJ
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior