When does abusive supervision mitigate work effort? Moderating roles of cognitive reappraisal and rumination

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the boundary condition roles of cognitive reappraisal and rumination in the link between abusive supervision and work effort.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data were collected from 545 highly skilled employees of manufacturing companies. We excluded...

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Published in:Leadership & organization development journal 2021-04, Vol.42 (3), p.467-479
Main Authors: Dedahanov, Alisher Tohirovich, Miao, Siyuan, Semyonov, Aleksey Aleksandrovich
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Coping
Emotional regulation
Emotions
Employees
Energy
Hypotheses
Investigations
Stress
Supervision
Supervisors
Threats
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Summary:PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the boundary condition roles of cognitive reappraisal and rumination in the link between abusive supervision and work effort.Design/methodology/approachSurvey data were collected from 545 highly skilled employees of manufacturing companies. We excluded 161 of these questionnaires because they were incomplete and used 384 questionnaires in the analyses. To assess the validity of proposed hypotheses, we conducted hierarchical regression analysis.FindingsThe results indicate that cognitive reappraisal weakens the negative link between abusive supervision and work effort. Moreover, individuals who ruminate tend to exhibit reduced work effort when they experience abusive behavior from their supervisors.Originality/valueThis study is the first to investigate the moderating roles of cognitive reappraisal and rumination in the link between abusive supervision and work effort. The findings can help organizations understand the situations when abusive supervision decreases levels of work effort among employees and when subordinates maintain their levels of work effort.
ISSN:0143-7739
1472-5347
DOI:10.1108/LODJ-07-2020-0312