Exploring predictors and consequences of embitterment in the workplace
Evie Michailidis1, Mark Cropley1
1a School of Psychology , University of Surrey , Guildford , UK.
Ergonomics
|November 2, 2016
Summary
Organizational injustice and over-controlling supervision predict workplace embitterment. This embitterment hinders employee recovery by increasing rumination and reducing detachment from work.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Workplace Well-being
- Occupational Health Psychology
Background:
- Research on workplace embitterment is emerging.
- Understanding predictors and consequences of embitterment is crucial for employee recovery.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate organizational injustice and over-controlling supervision as predictors of workplace embitterment.
- To examine the association between embitterment and work-related rumination, specifically affective rumination and detachment.
Main Methods:
- Online survey administered to 337 employees.
- Regression analysis to identify predictors of embitterment.
- Mediation analysis to explore the role of embitterment in the relationship between predictors and rumination.
Main Results:
- Procedural injustice and over-controlling supervision significantly predicted embitterment.
- Embitterment was a significant predictor of increased affective rumination and reduced detachment.
- Embitterment mediated the effects of injustice and supervision on affective rumination, indicating impaired work recovery.
Conclusions:
- Breaches in organizational justice and controlling supervision can lead to workplace embitterment.
- Embitterment negatively impacts employees' ability to detach from work and recover adequately.
- Addressing organizational fairness is key to preventing embitterment and promoting employee well-being.
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