Third parties’ reactions to the abusive supervision of coworkers

Mitchell, Marie S.; Vogel, Ryan M.; Folger, Robert

doi:10.1037/apl0000002

Cited by 337Workplace Violence and BullyingJob Satisfaction and Organizational BehaviorEthics in Business and Education

Third parties’ reactions to the abusive supervision of coworkers

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Mitchell, Marie S., Vogel, Ryan M., Folger, Robert·2015·Journal of Applied Psychology

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This research examines 3rd parties' reactions to the abusive supervision of a coworker. Reactions were theorized to depend on 3rd parties' beliefs about the targeted coworker and, specifically, whether the target of abuse was considered deserving of mistreatment. We predicted that 3rd parties would experience anger when targets of abuse were considered undeserving of mistreatment; angered 3rd parties would then be motivated to harm the abusive supervisor and support the targeted coworker. Conversely, we predicted that 3rd parties would experience contentment when targets of abuse were considered deserving of mistreatment; contented 3rd parties would then be motivated to exclude the targeted coworker. Additionally, we predicted that 3rd parties' moral identity would moderate the effects of 3rd parties' experienced emotions on their behavioral reactions, such that a strong moral identity would strengthen ethical behavior (i.e., coworker support) and weaken harmful behavior (i.e., supervisor-directed deviance, coworker exclusion). Moderated mediation results supported the predictions. Implications for theory and practice are discussed.

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Authors: Mitchell, M. S., Vogel, R. M., & Folger, R.
Affiliations: University of Georgia (US)
Pennsylvania State University (US)
University of Central Florida (US)
ORCID: Mitchell, Marie S.
Vogel, Ryan M.
Folger, Robert
Venue: Journal of Applied Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2015-07
Volume: 100
Issue: 4
Pages: 1040-1055
ISSN: 0021-9010 (ISSN-L)
1939-1854
DOI: 10.1037/apl0000002
OpenAlex: W1964402930
Cited by: 337
References: 103
Citations by year: 2026: 26 · 2025: 46 · 2024: 38 · 2023: 40 · 2022: 44 · 2021: 37 · 2020: 35 · 2019: 23 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 4
FWCI: 33.66
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Locations: Journal of Applied Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research (submittedVersion)
Funders: University of Georgia
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 › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Ethics in Business and Education
Keywords: abusive supervision, third-party reactions, deservingness, anger, contentment, coworker support, moral identity, workplace ethics, moderated mediation
MeSH terms: Adult, Employment, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Personnel Management, Social Support, Bullying

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