Citation

Inness M, LeBlanc MM, Barling J. J. Appl. Psychol. 2008; 93(6): 1401-1411.

Affiliation

Department of Strategic Management & Organization, School of Business, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. michelle.inness@ualberta.ca

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/a0012810

PMID

19025256

Abstract

The authors investigate whether known person predictors (trait anger, trait aggression) and situational predictors (perceived interpersonal mistreatment, perceived organizational sanctions against aggression) of supervisor-targeted aggression also predict employee's aggression toward other workplace targets, namely peers, subordinates, and customers' aggression toward service providers. The authors also investigate the moderating impact of situational factors on the relationship between person factors and aggression. Participants (N = 308) were asked whether they had a conflict with their supervisor, a subordinate, a work peer, and/or a service provider in the past 6 months. Different patterns of main and interaction effects emerged across the 4 targets, suggesting the importance of accounting for the target of aggression in workplace aggression research.

Language: en