TY - JOUR
T1 - Sins of the parents
T2 - Self-control as a buffer between supervisors' previous experience of family undermining and subordinates' perceptions of abusive supervision
AU - Kiewitz, Christian
AU - Restubog, Simon Lloyd D.
AU - Zagenczyk, Thomas J.
AU - Scott, Kristin D.
AU - Garcia, Patrick Raymund James M.
AU - Tang, Robert L.
N1 - Funding Information:
The first and second authors contributed equally in writing this manuscript. We appreciate the helpful suggestions from Gary Johns, Micki Kacmar, Marie Mitchell and Ben Tepper. We also thank Lemuel Toledano and Jennifer Lajom for their research assistance. This research was supported by the Australian Research Council grant ( DP1094023 ) awarded to the second author. An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 2009 Academy of Management conference.
PY - 2012/10
Y1 - 2012/10
N2 - Drawing upon social learning theory, the intergenerational transmission of violence hypothesis, and research on self-control, we develop a model of the relationships among previous experiences of family undermining, self-control, and abusive supervision. We tested the model with data obtained from supervisor-employee matched pairs in Study 1 and matched triads in Study 2. Results revealed that: 1) supervisors who experienced higher levels of family undermining (whether reported by the immediate supervisor or a sibling) during childhood are more likely to engage in abusive supervisory behaviors as adults; and 2) this relationship is moderated such that it is stronger for supervisors with low self-control. Overall, our results highlight the role of self-control in mitigating the impact of supervisors' previous experiences of family undermining on subordinate perceptions of abusive supervision, even after controlling for previously established antecedents.
AB - Drawing upon social learning theory, the intergenerational transmission of violence hypothesis, and research on self-control, we develop a model of the relationships among previous experiences of family undermining, self-control, and abusive supervision. We tested the model with data obtained from supervisor-employee matched pairs in Study 1 and matched triads in Study 2. Results revealed that: 1) supervisors who experienced higher levels of family undermining (whether reported by the immediate supervisor or a sibling) during childhood are more likely to engage in abusive supervisory behaviors as adults; and 2) this relationship is moderated such that it is stronger for supervisors with low self-control. Overall, our results highlight the role of self-control in mitigating the impact of supervisors' previous experiences of family undermining on subordinate perceptions of abusive supervision, even after controlling for previously established antecedents.
KW - Abusive supervision
KW - Destructive leadership
KW - Family undermining
KW - Self-control
KW - Workplace bullying
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U2 - 10.1016/j.leaqua.2012.05.005
DO - 10.1016/j.leaqua.2012.05.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84865075568
VL - 23
SP - 869
EP - 882
JO - Leadership Quarterly
JF - Leadership Quarterly
SN - 1048-9843
IS - 5
ER -