School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, 88 Wenhua E Rd, Lixia District, Jinan 250014, China.
School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Oct 23;17(21):7773. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17217773.
This paper explores the impact of abusive supervision on job insecurity under the frameworks of the social cognitive theory and the leader-member exchange theory; additionally, it explores the mediating role of leader-member exchange (LMX) and the moderating role of power distance. In this study, 944 employees from two state-owned enterprises located in China were surveyed via questionnaires. Results of the correlation analysis and statistical bootstrapping showed that (i) abusive supervision was significantly and positively related to job insecurity, (ii) LMX played a mediating role in the impact of abusive supervision on job insecurity, and (iii) power distance played a moderating role in the relationship between LMX and job insecurity. Based on the social cognitive theory, this study broadens the perspective of studies regarding job insecurity. It also provides practical suggestions for avoiding abusive supervision and for alleviating employees' insecurities about management.
本文以社会认知理论和领导-成员交换理论为框架,探讨了上司虐待对工作不安全感的影响;此外,还探讨了领导-成员交换(LMX)的中介作用和权力距离的调节作用。本研究通过问卷对中国两家国有企业的 944 名员工进行了调查。相关性分析和统计 bootstrap 的结果表明:(i)上司虐待与工作不安全感呈显著正相关;(ii)LMX 在上司虐待对工作不安全感的影响中起中介作用;(iii)权力距离在 LMX 与工作不安全感之间的关系中起调节作用。基于社会认知理论,本研究拓宽了关于工作不安全感的研究视角。它还为避免上司虐待和减轻员工对管理层的不安全感提供了实际建议。