TY - JOUR
T1 - When victims become culprits: The role of subordinates' neuroticism in the relationship between abusive supervision and workplace deviance
AU - Garcia, Patrick Raymund James M
AU - Wang, Lu
AU - Lu, Vinh
AU - Kiazad, Kohyar
AU - Restubog, Simon Lloyd David
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Drawing upon the General Aggression Model, we examined the role of subordinates neuroticism in strengthening the relationship between abusive supervision and workplace deviance. Results revealed that Time 1 abusive supervision was positively related to Time 2 personnel records of workplace deviance measured 18 months later. Further, subordinates neuroticism moderated this relationship. Specifically, there was a stronger positive relationship between abusive supervision and workplace deviance for employees with high as opposed to low levels of neuroticism. These findings highlight the need to account for the role of individual differences in influencing subordinates responses to supervisor hostility. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
AB - Drawing upon the General Aggression Model, we examined the role of subordinates neuroticism in strengthening the relationship between abusive supervision and workplace deviance. Results revealed that Time 1 abusive supervision was positively related to Time 2 personnel records of workplace deviance measured 18 months later. Further, subordinates neuroticism moderated this relationship. Specifically, there was a stronger positive relationship between abusive supervision and workplace deviance for employees with high as opposed to low levels of neuroticism. These findings highlight the need to account for the role of individual differences in influencing subordinates responses to supervisor hostility. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.08.017
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2014.08.017
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2014.08.017
M3 - Article
VL - 72
SP - 225
EP - 229
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
SN - 0191-8869
ER -