Citation

Sinclair RR, Martin JE, Croll LW. J. Occup. Health Psychol. 2002; 7(1): 37-56.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Portland State University, Oregon 97207, USA. sinclair@pdx.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, American Psychological Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11827232

Abstract

This article uses a threat-appraisal model to examine the antecedents and consequences of antisocial behavior in an urban public school system. Teachers (compared with nonteachers) and middle and high school employees (compared with elementary school employees) reported higher levels of exposure to and fears about antisocial behavior. A path analysis demonstrated that threat appraisals partially mediate the relationship between antisocial behavior and job satisfaction and indirectly affect turnover intentions. These effects were consistent across high- and low-contact job types and across elementary, middle, and high school employees. The authors used the threat-appraisal model to describe the consequences of different interventions and found empirical evidence for employee voice and security measures as intervening variables.

Language: en