Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior
Drawing on appraisal theories of discrete emotions, we propose and test a model in which abusive supervision directed toward oneself and toward work unit peers (coworker abusive supervision) are interactively related to generalized feelings of shame, anger, and fear. These discrete emotions, in turn...
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| author | Peng, Ann Chunyan Schaubroeck, John M. Chong, Sinhui Li, Yuhui |
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| description | Drawing on appraisal theories of discrete emotions, we propose and test a model in which abusive supervision directed toward oneself and toward work unit peers (coworker abusive supervision) are interactively related to generalized feelings of shame, anger, and fear. These discrete emotions, in turn, tend to precipitate distinct responses that do not directly target the supervisor. We tested our hypotheses with a three-wave, time-lagged survey of 285 full-time workers from 55 work units. Consistent with our theorizing, supervisory abuse was associated with stronger feelings of shame while at work when the abusive supervision reported by one's coworkers was lower (vs. higher), whereas abuse had a stronger association with anger when coworkers also perceived relatively high levels of abuse. The distinct action tendencies associated with shame and anger are related to employees engaging in less voice behavior and more interpersonal deviance, respectively, and fear is related to higher turnover intentions. We discuss the study's implications for theory development concerning abusive supervision. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1434532023-05-19T07:31:15Z Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior Peng, Ann Chunyan Schaubroeck, John M. Chong, Sinhui Li, Yuhui Nanyang Business School Business::Management Abusive Supervision Discrete Emotions Drawing on appraisal theories of discrete emotions, we propose and test a model in which abusive supervision directed toward oneself and toward work unit peers (coworker abusive supervision) are interactively related to generalized feelings of shame, anger, and fear. These discrete emotions, in turn, tend to precipitate distinct responses that do not directly target the supervisor. We tested our hypotheses with a three-wave, time-lagged survey of 285 full-time workers from 55 work units. Consistent with our theorizing, supervisory abuse was associated with stronger feelings of shame while at work when the abusive supervision reported by one's coworkers was lower (vs. higher), whereas abuse had a stronger association with anger when coworkers also perceived relatively high levels of abuse. The distinct action tendencies associated with shame and anger are related to employees engaging in less voice behavior and more interpersonal deviance, respectively, and fear is related to higher turnover intentions. We discuss the study's implications for theory development concerning abusive supervision. Accepted version This research was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities and the Research Funds of Renmin University of China (15XNC001). 2020-09-02T06:03:48Z 2020-09-02T06:03:48Z 2019 Journal Article Peng, A. C., Schaubroeck, J. M., Chong, S., & Li, Y. (2019). Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior. Personnel Psychology, 72, 393–419. doi:10.1111/peps.12310 1744-6570 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143453 10.1111/peps.12310 2-s2.0-85060332327 3 72 393 419 en Personnel Psychology This is the accepted version of the following article: Peng, A. C., Schaubroeck, J. M., Chong, S., & Li, Y. (2019). Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior. Personnel Psychology, 72, 393–419. doi:10.1111/peps.12310, which has been published in final form at 10.1111/peps.12310. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with the Wiley Self-Archiving Policy [https://authorservices.wiley.com/authorresources/Journal-Authors/licensing/self-archiving.html]. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Business::Management Abusive Supervision Discrete Emotions Peng, Ann Chunyan Schaubroeck, John M. Chong, Sinhui Li, Yuhui Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior |
| title | Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior |
| title_full | Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior |
| title_fullStr | Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior |
| title_short | Discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior |
| title_sort | discrete emotions linking abusive supervision to employee intention and behavior |
| topic | Business::Management Abusive Supervision Discrete Emotions |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143453 |
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