Predicting workplace aggression: a meta-analysis.
The authors conducted a meta-analysis of 57 empirical studies (59 samples) concerning enacted workplace aggression to answer 3 research questions. First, what are the individual and situational predictors of interpersonal and organizational aggression? Second, within interpersonal aggression, are there different predictors of supervisor- and coworker-targeted aggression? Third, what are the relative contributions of individual (i.e., trait anger, negative affectivity, and biological sex) and situational (i.e., injustice, job dissatisfaction, interpersonal conflict, situational constraints, and poor leadership) factors in explaining interpersonal and organizational aggression? Results show that both individual and situational factors predict aggression and that the pattern of predictors is target specific. Implications for future research are discussed.
Hershcovis
M Sandy
MS
Queen's School of Business, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. hershcov@cc.umanitoba.ca
Turner
Nick
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Barling
Julian
J
Arnold
Kara A
KA
Dupré
Kathryne E
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Inness
Michelle
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LeBlanc
Manon Mireille
MM
Sivanathan
Niro
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D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000786:Anger; D006801:Humans; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*