Crossover of workplace aggression experiences in dual-earner couples.
This study investigates whether workplace aggression experienced by one or both members of a couple accounts for increases in the psychological distress of the victim's partner. Viewing the work-family interface and stress-strain processes as dyadic, and open to interindividual and interdomain contagion, analyses were conducted on matched data from a large-scale population health survey containing information on both working adults from 2,904 couples. Multilevel analysis of bidirectional crossover, while controlling for common stressors, supports the proposition of a crossover of stress resulting from workplace aggression. This finding highlights the complexities of work-family dynamics and of the deep penetration of workplace aggression into the lives of dual-earner partners.
Haines
Victor Y
VY
School of Industrial Relations, University of Montreal, Station Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Victor.haines@umontreal.ca
Marchand
Alain
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Harvey
Steve
S
D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000150:complications