The mediating role of emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction on the relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility

High job demands are considered a risk factor for uncivil behavior in the workplace but the mechanism behind this relationship remains unclear. The current study aimed to analyze emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction as sequential mediators of the relationship between job demands and instigated...

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Main Authors: Koon, Vui Yee*, Pun, Pui Yi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sage 2018
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description High job demands are considered a risk factor for uncivil behavior in the workplace but the mechanism behind this relationship remains unclear. The current study aimed to analyze emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction as sequential mediators of the relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility within the integrative framework of affective events theory and the job demand–control model. Data were collected from 102 university academic staff in Klang Valley, Malaysia, via snowball sampling method. The results supported the predicted three-path mediation model with age, gender, and employment contract type as covariates. High job demands led to emotional exhaustion, which, in turn, led to a decrease in job satisfaction level and as a result gave rise to instigated workplace incivility. Implications, limitations of these findings, and directions for future research are further discussed on how to enhance and establish a civil and respectful workplace.
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spelling sunway-8622019-04-22T04:29:50Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/862/ The mediating role of emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction on the relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility Koon, Vui Yee* Pun, Pui Yi HD28 Management. Industrial Management High job demands are considered a risk factor for uncivil behavior in the workplace but the mechanism behind this relationship remains unclear. The current study aimed to analyze emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction as sequential mediators of the relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility within the integrative framework of affective events theory and the job demand–control model. Data were collected from 102 university academic staff in Klang Valley, Malaysia, via snowball sampling method. The results supported the predicted three-path mediation model with age, gender, and employment contract type as covariates. High job demands led to emotional exhaustion, which, in turn, led to a decrease in job satisfaction level and as a result gave rise to instigated workplace incivility. Implications, limitations of these findings, and directions for future research are further discussed on how to enhance and establish a civil and respectful workplace. Sage 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/862/1/Koon%20Vui%20Yee%20Mediating%20Role%20of%20Emotional%20Exhaustion.pdf Koon, Vui Yee* and Pun, Pui Yi (2018) The mediating role of emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction on the relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 54 (2). pp. 187-207. ISSN 0021-8863 http://doi.org/10.1177/0021886317749163 doi:10.1177/0021886317749163
spellingShingle HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Koon, Vui Yee*
Pun, Pui Yi
The mediating role of emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction on the relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility
title The mediating role of emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction on the relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility
title_full The mediating role of emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction on the relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility
title_fullStr The mediating role of emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction on the relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility
title_full_unstemmed The mediating role of emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction on the relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility
title_short The mediating role of emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction on the relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility
title_sort mediating role of emotional exhaustion and job satisfaction on the relationship between job demands and instigated workplace incivility
topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/862/1/Koon%20Vui%20Yee%20Mediating%20Role%20of%20Emotional%20Exhaustion.pdf