Citation

Haines VY, Marchand A, Harvey S. J. Occup. Health Psychol. 2006; 11(4): 305-314.

Affiliation

School of Industrial Relations, University of Montreal, Station Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Victor.haines@umontreal.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/1076-8998.11.4.305

PMID

17059295

Abstract

This study investigates whether workplace aggression experienced by one or both members of a couple accounts for increases in the psychological distress of the victim's partner. Viewing the work-family interface and stress-strain processes as dyadic, and open to interindividual and interdomain contagion, analyses were conducted on matched data from a large-scale population health survey containing information on both working adults from 2,904 couples. Multilevel analysis of bidirectional crossover, while controlling for common stressors, supports the proposition of a crossover of stress resulting from workplace aggression. This finding highlights the complexities of work-family dynamics and of the deep penetration of workplace aggression into the lives of dual-earner partners.

Language: en