Dispositional Affect as a Moderator in the Relationship Between Role Conflict and Exposure to Bullying Behaviors
Stressors in the work environment and individual dispositions among targets have been established separately as antecedents and risk factors of workplace bullying. However, few studies have examined these stressors in conjunction in order to determine personal dispositions among targets as possible...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:3b2e33ff03e748d28f91ae070b7fc909 2023-05-15T17:47:06+02:00 Dispositional Affect as a Moderator in the Relationship Between Role Conflict and Exposure to Bullying Behaviors Iselin Reknes Ståle Valvatne Einarsen Johannes Gjerstad Morten Birkeland Nielsen 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00044 https://doaj.org/article/3b2e33ff03e748d28f91ae070b7fc909 EN eng Frontiers Media S.A. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00044/full https://doaj.org/toc/1664-1078 1664-1078 doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00044 https://doaj.org/article/3b2e33ff03e748d28f91ae070b7fc909 Frontiers in Psychology, Vol 10 (2019) work stressors role conflict individual dispositions trait anger trait anxiety affect Psychology BF1-990 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00044 2022-12-31T11:36:23Z Stressors in the work environment and individual dispositions among targets have been established separately as antecedents and risk factors of workplace bullying. However, few studies have examined these stressors in conjunction in order to determine personal dispositions among targets as possible moderators in the work stressor–bullying relationship. The aim of the present study was to examine multiple types of dispositional affect among targets as potential moderators in the relationship between role conflict and exposure to bullying behaviors, employing two independent cross-sectional samples. The first sample comprised 462 employees from a Norwegian sea transport organization, where trait anger and trait anxiety were included moderators. The second sample was a nationwide probability sample of the Norwegian working population and comprised 1,608 employees randomly drawn from The Norwegian Central Employee Register, where positive and negative affect were included moderators. The results showed that trait anger, trait anxiety, and negative affect strengthened the positive relationship between role conflict and reports of bullying behaviors. Positive affect did not moderate this relationship. We conclude that the association between role conflict and bullying is particularly strong for those scoring high on trait anger, trait anxiety, and negative affect. Article in Journal/Newspaper Norwegian Sea Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Norwegian Sea Frontiers in Psychology 10 |
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Stressors in the work environment and individual dispositions among targets have been established separately as antecedents and risk factors of workplace bullying. However, few studies have examined these stressors in conjunction in order to determine personal dispositions among targets as possible moderators in the work stressor–bullying relationship. The aim of the present study was to examine multiple types of dispositional affect among targets as potential moderators in the relationship between role conflict and exposure to bullying behaviors, employing two independent cross-sectional samples. The first sample comprised 462 employees from a Norwegian sea transport organization, where trait anger and trait anxiety were included moderators. The second sample was a nationwide probability sample of the Norwegian working population and comprised 1,608 employees randomly drawn from The Norwegian Central Employee Register, where positive and negative affect were included moderators. The results showed that trait anger, trait anxiety, and negative affect strengthened the positive relationship between role conflict and reports of bullying behaviors. Positive affect did not moderate this relationship. We conclude that the association between role conflict and bullying is particularly strong for those scoring high on trait anger, trait anxiety, and negative affect. |
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Dispositional Affect as a Moderator in the Relationship Between Role Conflict and Exposure to Bullying Behaviors |
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