An extension of uncertainty management theory to the self: the relationship between justice, social comparison orientation, and antisocial work behaviors.
A multisource field study of 103 employees and their supervisors tested an extension of uncertainty management theory (E. A. Lind & K. Van den Bos, 2002; K. Van den Bos & E. A. Lind, 2002). According to this theory, persons high in social comparison orientation (F. X. Gibbons & B. P. Buunk, 1999) experience chronic uncertainty about the self. It was hypothesized that this should strengthen the effects of interactional and procedural justice perceptions on antisocial work behaviors. As predicted, the negative relationship between employee perceptions of interactional justice and supervisory ratings of antisocial work behaviors was stronger for people who are high as compared with low in social comparison orientation. Results provide evidence for an extension of uncertainty management theory to the self-domain.
Thau
Stefan
S
Graduate School Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. sthau@london.edu
Aquino
Karl
K
Wittek
Rafael
R
D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010559:Personnel Management; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012649:Self Concept; D012933:Social Identification; D012935:Social Justice; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires