Surviving an abusive supervisor: the joint roles of conscientiousness and coping strategies

The present study examines a mediated moderation model of the effects of conscientiousness and coping strategies on the relationship between abusive supervision and employees' job performance. Across 2 studies conducted in India, we found evidence that the relationship between abusive supervisi...

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Published inJournal of applied psychology Vol. 99; no. 1; p. 138
Main Authors Nandkeolyar, Amit K, Shaffer, Jonathan A, Li, Andrew, Ekkirala, Srinivas, Bagger, Jessica
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.01.2014
Subjects
Adaptation, Psychological - physiology
Adult
Aggression - psychology
Conscience
Employment - psychology
Humans
Task Performance and Analysis
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Summary:The present study examines a mediated moderation model of the effects of conscientiousness and coping strategies on the relationship between abusive supervision and employees' job performance. Across 2 studies conducted in India, we found evidence that the relationship between abusive supervision and job performance was weaker when employees were high in conscientiousness. In addition, we found that the use of an avoidance coping strategy facilitated a negative relationship between abusive supervision and performance. Finally, we found that the moderating effects of conscientiousness were mediated by the use of avoidance coping strategies. Our findings contribute to theories of abusive supervision, personality, coping strategies, and job performance.
ISSN:1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/a0034262