Perceived victimization moderates self-reports of workplace aggression and conflict.
- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Applied Psychology
- Vol. 86 (6), 1262-1269
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.86.6.1262
Abstract
A sample of 489 employed men between 32 and 36 years old responded to questions concerning rates of having engaged in workplace aggression and conflict. These individuals also completed a personality inventory and questionnaires related to past antisocial behavior and alcohol abuse. Consistent with prior research, workplace aggression and conflict were significantly correlated with particular personality variables (stress reaction, aggression, and control) as well as with general past antisocial behavior and alcohol abuse. Furthermore, these relationships were moderated by the perception of being victimized by others (alienation), with such perceptions strengthening associations between workplace aggression and other risk factors. These interaction effects, which cannot plausibly be attributed to the use of a self-report criterion, could have important implications for understanding and predicting aggression and conflict behavior within organizations.Keywords
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