TY - JOUR
T1 - Exploring the relationship between workaholism and workplace aggressive behaviour
T2 - The role of job-related emotion
AU - Balducci, Cristian
AU - Cecchin, Monica
AU - Fraccaroli, Franco
AU - Schaufeli, Wilmar B.
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - Most research on workaholism has been devoted to the refinement of the construct and to the study of its psychological health correlates. In the present study, we contribute to a better understanding of the interpersonal and organizational consequences of workaholism by investigating its relationship with workplace aggressive behaviour. Drawing on well-established models of workplace aggression, we hypothesised that workaholism would be related to aggressive behaviour over and above working conditions (e.g. interpersonal conflict), which are widely known for their potential to trigger aggressive behaviour. Furthermore, we also hypothesised that job-related affective states (specifically high-arousal negative affective states) would mediate the workaholism-aggressive behaviour relationship. We tested the hypotheses in two different samples of employees (N = 574, and N = 282) by using hierarchical regression and bootstrap multiple mediation analyses. Results were in line with predictions in both samples, suggesting that workaholism is an important factor as far as workplace aggression is concerned. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
AB - Most research on workaholism has been devoted to the refinement of the construct and to the study of its psychological health correlates. In the present study, we contribute to a better understanding of the interpersonal and organizational consequences of workaholism by investigating its relationship with workplace aggressive behaviour. Drawing on well-established models of workplace aggression, we hypothesised that workaholism would be related to aggressive behaviour over and above working conditions (e.g. interpersonal conflict), which are widely known for their potential to trigger aggressive behaviour. Furthermore, we also hypothesised that job-related affective states (specifically high-arousal negative affective states) would mediate the workaholism-aggressive behaviour relationship. We tested the hypotheses in two different samples of employees (N = 574, and N = 282) by using hierarchical regression and bootstrap multiple mediation analyses. Results were in line with predictions in both samples, suggesting that workaholism is an important factor as far as workplace aggression is concerned. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
KW - Abusive behaviour
KW - Bullying
KW - Role stressors
KW - Workaholism
KW - Workplace aggression
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U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2012.05.004
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2012.05.004
M3 - Article
SN - 0191-8869
VL - 53
SP - 629
EP - 634
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
IS - 5
ER -