Abusive supervision, psychological distress, and silence: the effects of gender dissimilarity between supervisors and subordinates
Previous research has shed light on the detrimental effects of abusive supervision. To extend this area of research, we draw upon conservation of resources theory to propose (a) a causal relationship between abusive supervision and psychological distress, (b) a mediating role of psychological distre...
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| author | Park, Joon Hyung Carter, Min Z. DeFrank, Richard S. Deng, Qianwen |
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| description | Previous research has shed light on the detrimental effects of abusive supervision. To extend this area of research, we draw upon conservation of resources theory to propose (a) a causal relationship between abusive supervision and psychological distress, (b) a mediating role of psychological distress on the relationship between abusive supervision and employee silence, and (c) a moderating effect of the supervisor–subordinate relational context (i.e., gender dissimilarity) on the mediating effect of abusive supervision on silence. Through an experimental study (Study 1), we found the causal path linking abusive supervision and psychological distress. Results of both the experimental study and a field study (Study 2) provided evidence that psychological distress mediated the relationship between abusive supervision and silence. Lastly, we found support that this mediation effect was contingent upon the relational context in Study 2 but not in Study 1. We discuss implications for theory and practice. |
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| spelling | nottingham-477532020-04-29T15:35:15Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/47753/ Abusive supervision, psychological distress, and silence: the effects of gender dissimilarity between supervisors and subordinates Park, Joon Hyung Carter, Min Z. DeFrank, Richard S. Deng, Qianwen Previous research has shed light on the detrimental effects of abusive supervision. To extend this area of research, we draw upon conservation of resources theory to propose (a) a causal relationship between abusive supervision and psychological distress, (b) a mediating role of psychological distress on the relationship between abusive supervision and employee silence, and (c) a moderating effect of the supervisor–subordinate relational context (i.e., gender dissimilarity) on the mediating effect of abusive supervision on silence. Through an experimental study (Study 1), we found the causal path linking abusive supervision and psychological distress. Results of both the experimental study and a field study (Study 2) provided evidence that psychological distress mediated the relationship between abusive supervision and silence. Lastly, we found support that this mediation effect was contingent upon the relational context in Study 2 but not in Study 1. We discuss implications for theory and practice. Springer Netherlands 2016-11-21 Article PeerReviewed Park, Joon Hyung, Carter, Min Z., DeFrank, Richard S. and Deng, Qianwen (2016) Abusive supervision, psychological distress, and silence: the effects of gender dissimilarity between supervisors and subordinates. Journal of Business Ethics . ISSN 0167-4544 Abusive supervision; Psychological distress; Gender dissimilarity; Silence https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3384-3 doi:10.1007/s10551-016-3384-3 doi:10.1007/s10551-016-3384-3 |
| spellingShingle | Abusive supervision; Psychological distress; Gender dissimilarity; Silence Park, Joon Hyung Carter, Min Z. DeFrank, Richard S. Deng, Qianwen Abusive supervision, psychological distress, and silence: the effects of gender dissimilarity between supervisors and subordinates |
| title | Abusive supervision, psychological distress, and silence: the effects of gender dissimilarity between supervisors and subordinates |
| title_full | Abusive supervision, psychological distress, and silence: the effects of gender dissimilarity between supervisors and subordinates |
| title_fullStr | Abusive supervision, psychological distress, and silence: the effects of gender dissimilarity between supervisors and subordinates |
| title_full_unstemmed | Abusive supervision, psychological distress, and silence: the effects of gender dissimilarity between supervisors and subordinates |
| title_short | Abusive supervision, psychological distress, and silence: the effects of gender dissimilarity between supervisors and subordinates |
| title_sort | abusive supervision, psychological distress, and silence: the effects of gender dissimilarity between supervisors and subordinates |
| topic | Abusive supervision; Psychological distress; Gender dissimilarity; Silence |
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