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Losing Your Calm or Losing Control: Two Paths to Retaliatory Deviance in Response to Abusive Supervision

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2013-09-03T19:38:25Z

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Hanig, Samuel

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University of Waterloo

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Retaliation is a well-established response to abusive supervision. Leading edge research explains the occurrence of supervisor-directed retaliation through processes associated with the strength model of self-control (Baumeister, Vohs, & Tice, 2007). The present research builds on these ideas by considering the role of emotions in the retaliatory processes. 407 participants completed an online survey that included questionnaires measuring personality traits associated with self-control and emotional experiences. Findings indicate that a predisposition to negative emotional experiences predicts retaliatory behavior in response to abusive supervision, even for individuals with a high capacity for self-control. It is suggested that future research should determine whether emotion-driven retaliation is mediated by a desire for revenge.

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abusive supervision, retaliation, self-control, emotions, revenge, deviance

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http://hdl.handle.net/10012/7849

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Psychology