Fight and flight: A contingency model of third parties’ approach-avoidance reactions to peer abusive supervision

Zhang, Yucheng; Liu, Xin; Chen, Wansi

doi:10.1007/s10869-019-09650-x

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Fight and flight: A contingency model of third parties’ approach-avoidance reactions to peer abusive supervision

Zhang, Yucheng, Liu, Xin, Chen, Wansi·2020·Journal of Business and Psychology

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Observers can engage in aggressive reactions toward the perpetrator if they felt anger about the abuse.
“For example, relevant studies show that (Mitchell et al., 2015; Zhang et al., 2020) observers could engage in aggressive reactions (i.e., supervisor-directed deviance) toward the perpetrator if they felt anger about the abuse.”
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Authors: Zhang, Y., Liu, X., & Chen, W.
Affiliations: Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (CN)
Renmin University of China (CN)
East China University of Science and Technology (CN)
Corresponding author: Zhang, Yucheng
Liu, Xin
Chen, Wansi
ORCID: Zhang, Yucheng
Liu, Xin
Chen, Wansi
Venue: Journal of Business and Psychology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2019-09-04
Volume: 35
Issue: 6
Pages: 767-782
ISSN: 0889-3268 (ISSN-L)
1573-353X
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-019-09650-x
OpenAlex: W2971488254
Cited by: 35
References: 131
Citations by year: 2026: 5 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 1
FWCI: 7.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
www.springer.com/tdm (vor)
Locations: Journal of Business and Psychology (publishedVersion)
ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) (acceptedVersion)
Funders: fund for building world-class universities (disciplines) of Renmin University of China (KYGJD2019001)
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2018M640213)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Workplace Violence and Bullying
Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Keywords: third parties, scope of justice, peer victimization, anger, fear, contact avoidance, emotional responses, behavioral responses, workplace harassment

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