Abusive Supervision, Thwarted Belongingness, and Workplace Safety: A Group Engagement Perspective

Published In

The Journal of Applied Psychology

Document Type

Citation

Publication Date

3-1-2020

Abstract

Drawing from the group engagement model of justice, we examine how and when higher abusive supervision relates to fewer safety behaviors and worse safety performance. In Study 1, a 2-wave survey study of 468 manufacturing technicians, we found that belongingness need satisfaction mediated the negative relationship between abusive supervision and safety behavior. In Study 2, a multiwave survey study of 589 airline pilots, we found that safety behavior mediated the adverse relationship between abusive supervision and downstream objective safety performance. Higher trait social standing uncertainty was associated with a stronger adverse relationship between abusive supervision and safety. Indirect relationships of abusive supervision with safety behavior (Study 1) and safety performance (Study 2) were stronger among individuals with higher social standing uncertainty. We discuss the theoretical implications of these findings for managing abusive supervision and safety at work. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

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© 2020 American Psychological Association.

DOI

10.1037/apl0000436

Persistent Identifier

https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/32584

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