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How workplace incivility leads to work alienation: A moderated mediation model
Bingnan Xia1, Xiaochen Wang1, Qing Li2
1School of Business Administration, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, China.
Workplace incivility increases work alienation by eroding interpersonal trust. However, strong career resilience can mitigate this negative effect, protecting nurses from its harmful consequences.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Behavior
- Occupational Health Psychology
Background:
- Workplace incivility is a pervasive problem with detrimental effects on employees.
- Understanding the psychological mechanisms linking incivility to negative work outcomes is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine how workplace incivility influences work alienation among nurses.
- To investigate the mediating role of interpersonal trust and the moderating role of career resilience in this relationship.
Main Methods:
- A quantitative study using a two-wave longitudinal design with 315 nurses in China.
- Data collected via questionnaires measuring workplace incivility, work alienation, interpersonal trust, and career resilience.
Main Results:
- Workplace incivility was positively associated with work alienation.
- Interpersonal trust mediated this relationship, as incivility decreased trust, leading to alienation.
- Career resilience moderated the link between incivility and trust, weakening the negative impact.
Conclusions:
- Interpersonal trust is a key mechanism through which workplace incivility leads to work alienation.
- Enhancing nurses' career resilience can buffer the adverse effects of workplace incivility.
- Organizations should address workplace incivility and foster career resilience to improve well-being.
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