Exploring the role of individual differences in the prediction of workplace aggression.

2001/01/01 by Scott C. Douglas, S.C. Douglas, Mark J. Martinko · 569 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Aggression #Anger #Attribution #Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression #Clinical psychology #Developmental psychology #Multilevel model #Negative affectivity #Personality #Positive affectivity #Psychology #Social psychology #Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment #Trait #Variance (accounting) #Workplace Violence and Bullying

paper · doi:10.1037/0021-9010.86.4.547

published in Journal of Applied Psychology 86(4), 547-559 (American Psychological Association)

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Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between individual differences and the incidence of workplace aggression in a sample of employees from a transportation company and a public school system. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that measures of trait anger, attribution style, negative affectivity, attitudes toward revenge, self-control, and previous exposure to aggressive cultures accounted for 62% of the variance in the participants' self-reported incidence of workplace aggression. Further research on workplace aggression is advocated, focusing on the role of individual differences and their interactions with organizational and group-level variables.

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