Psychosocial predictors of supervisor-, peer-, subordinate-, and service-provider-targeted aggression.
The authors investigate whether known person predictors (trait anger, trait aggression) and situational predictors (perceived interpersonal mistreatment, perceived organizational sanctions against aggression) of supervisor-targeted aggression also predict employee's aggression toward other workplace targets, namely peers, subordinates, and customers' aggression toward service providers. The authors also investigate the moderating impact of situational factors on the relationship between person factors and aggression. Participants (N = 308) were asked whether they had a conflict with their supervisor, a subordinate, a work peer, and/or a service provider in the past 6 months. Different patterns of main and interaction effects emerged across the 4 targets, suggesting the importance of accounting for the target of aggression in workplace aggression research.
Inness
Michelle
M
Department of Strategic Management & Organization, School of Business, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. michelle.inness@ualberta.ca
Leblanc
Manon Mireille
MM
Barling
Julian
J
D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010379:Peer Group; D010559:Personnel Management; D011584:Psychology; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*