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1College of Business and Law, Central Queensland University, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Psychological Reports
|June 17, 2022
Summary
Abusive supervision (AS) harms employee wellbeing by increasing job tension. However, resilient employees experience fewer negative effects from AS, mitigating its impact on job and life satisfaction.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Occupational Health Psychology
- Human Resource Management
Background:
- Abusive supervision (AS) negatively impacts employee job and life satisfaction.
- Understanding the mechanisms and boundary conditions of AS effects is crucial for employee wellbeing.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the mediating role of job tension in the relationship between AS and employee satisfaction.
- To investigate the moderating effect of resilience on the AS-job tension-satisfaction link.
Main Methods:
- Survey data collected from 187 public sector employees.
- Statistical analysis including mediation and moderation models.
Main Results:
- Job tension was found to mediate the negative effects of AS on job and life satisfaction.
- High resilience significantly attenuated the detrimental effects of AS on job tension and overall wellbeing.
Conclusions:
- Job tension is a key mechanism through which AS impacts employees.
- Resilience acts as a protective factor, diminishing the negative consequences of abusive supervision.
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