reviewJournal of Applied PsychologyJan 1, 2007Closed access

Predicting workplace aggression: A meta-analysis.

Queen's University · Memorial University of Newfoundland · +1 more institution

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Abstract

The authors conducted a meta-analysis of 57 empirical studies (59 samples) concerning enacted workplace aggression to answer 3 research questions. First, what are the individual and situational predictors of interpersonal and organizational aggression? Second, within interpersonal aggression, are there different predictors of supervisor- and coworker-targeted aggression? Third, what are the relative contributions of individual (i.e., trait anger, negative affectivity, and biological sex) and situational (i.e., injustice, job dissatisfaction, interpersonal conflict, situational constraints, and poor leadership) factors in explaining interpersonal and organizational aggression? Results show that both individual…

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Keywords
  • Psychology
  • Aggression
  • Situational ethics
  • Social psychology
  • Anger
  • Interpersonal communication
  • Hostility
  • Interpersonal relationship
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • No poverty
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