Exploring the Role of Individual Differences in the Prediction of Workplace Aggression

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, ne...

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Published in:Journal of applied psychology 2001-08, Vol.86 (4), p.547-559
Main Authors: Douglas, Scott C, Martinko, Mark J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Affect
Aggression
Aggressive Behavior
Aggressiveness
Anger
Applied psychology
Attitudes
Biological and medical sciences
Cultural Characteristics
Data Collection
Employee Characteristics
Employee problems
Employees
Female
Forecasting
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human
Humans
Individual Differences
Male
Occupational psychology
Organizational culture
Personality Assessment
Personality Traits
Prediction
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Regression analysis
Retaliation
Secondary schools
Sociocultural Factors
Studies
Violence
Work condition. Job performance. Stress
Work place
Working Conditions
Workplace
Workplaces
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0021-9010
1939-1854
DOI:10.1037/0021-9010.86.4.547