Department of Management and Operations.
Department of Management.
J Appl Psychol. 2020 Apr;105(4):410-421. doi: 10.1037/apl0000447. Epub 2019 Aug 26.
Although most work on abusive supervision has focused on consequences for the victim, this paper extends a small yet growing stream of research that aims to understand transgressors' reactions to their own wrongdoing. Specifically, we seek to explain behavioral responses of abusive supervisors, including whether they adjust their performance behaviors, as well as whether they halt any future abuse toward subordinates. Building on theories and research on social worth, we propose that perpetrated abuse impacts these supervisor outcomes via a diminished sense of social worth that results from harming others. We further suggest that these indirect effects are stronger for managers who possess lower levels of psychopathy, whereas supervisors with higher levels of the trait are said to be shielded from social repercussions and therefore less responsive in this process. Results from two field studies largely support our assertions, indicating that abusive bosses generally experience a reduced sense of social worth and corresponding poorer performance outcomes. These effects are stronger for less psychopathic supervisors. Findings also indicate that supervisors who are low on psychopathy might stop enacting abuse entirely, while those high on psychopathy might be more likely to continue the abusive behavior. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
虽然大多数关于虐待性监督的研究都集中在受害者的后果上，但本文扩展了一小部分但不断增长的研究，旨在了解施虐者对自己不当行为的反应。具体来说，我们试图解释施虐主管的行为反应，包括他们是否调整自己的绩效行为，以及他们是否停止对下属的任何未来虐待。基于社会价值的理论和研究，我们提出，施虐行为会通过伤害他人而导致的社会价值感降低，从而影响这些主管的结果。我们进一步假设，对于那些具有较低精神病态水平的经理来说，这些间接影响更强，而那些具有较高特质的主管则免受社会影响，因此在这个过程中反应不那么强烈。两项实地研究的结果在很大程度上支持了我们的观点，表明虐待性老板通常会感到社会价值感降低，相应的绩效结果也会变差。对于精神病态水平较低的主管来说，这些影响更为强烈。研究结果还表明，精神病态水平较低的主管可能会完全停止实施虐待行为，而精神病态水平较高的主管可能更有可能继续虐待行为。讨论了理论和实践意义。（APA 版权所有 2020）
