When Is the Negative Effect of Abusive Supervision on Task Performance Mitigated? An Empirical Study of Public Service Officers in Korea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Theoretical Background and Hypotheses
2.1. Abusive Supervision and Task Performance
2.2. Moderating Effect of Coworker Support and Self-Efficacy
3. Methods
3.1. Participants and Data Collection
3.2. Measures
3.2.1. Abusive Behaviors of Supervisors
3.2.2. Task Performance of Subordinate
3.2.3. Coworker Support
3.2.4. Self-Efficacy
3.3. Analytical Approach
4. Results
5. Discussion
5.1. Theoretical and Practical Implications
5.2. Limitations and Future Research
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | M | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Age | 22.02 | 1.47 | |||||||
2. Rank | 2.81 | 0.91 | 0.40 ** | ||||||
3. Tenure with supervisor | 2.03 | 0.81 | 0.32 ** | 0.54 ** | |||||
4. Abusive supervision | 2.02 | 1.03 | 0.18 * | 0.44 ** | 0.32 ** | (0.98) | |||
5. Coworker support | 3.90 | 0.79 | −0.33 ** | −0.18 * | −0.18 * | −0.47 ** | (0.92) | ||
6. Self-efficacy | 3.77 | 0.77 | −0.23 ** | −0.23 ** | −0.25 ** | −0.60 ** | 0.74 ** | (0.95) | |
7. Task performance | 3.73 | 0.71 | −0.31 ** | −0.17 * | −0.14 | −0.34 ** | 0.49 ** | 0.38 ** | (0.89) |
Variables | Task Performance of Subordinates | ||
---|---|---|---|
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
Constant | 7.05 ** (0.72) | 5.12 ** (0.64) | 5.23 ** (0.70) |
Stage 1: Control Variables | |||
Age | −0.14 ** (0.04) | −0.07 * (0.03) | −0.07 (0.03) |
Rank | 0.06 (0.07) | 0.03 (0.06) | 0.06 (0.06) |
Tenure with supervisor | 0.02 (0.07) | 0.03 (0.06) | 0.03 (0.06) |
Stage 2: Independent Variable | |||
Abusive supervision | −0.23 ** (0.05) | −0.12 ** (0.05) | −0.09 (0.06) |
Stage 3: Moderators | |||
Coworker support | 0.25 **(0.08) | ||
Self-efficacy | 0.20 (0.08) | ||
Stage 4: 2-Way Interaction Terms | |||
Abusive supervision X Coworker support | 0.15 ** (0.05) | ||
Abusive supervision X Self-efficacy | 0.25 ** (0.07) | ||
R2 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.28 |
F change | 7.65 ** | 14.89 ** | |
R2 change | 0.03 | 0.06 |
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Park, H.; Choi, W.; Kang, S.-W. When Is the Negative Effect of Abusive Supervision on Task Performance Mitigated? An Empirical Study of Public Service Officers in Korea. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17, 4244. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124244
Park H, Choi W, Kang S-W. When Is the Negative Effect of Abusive Supervision on Task Performance Mitigated? An Empirical Study of Public Service Officers in Korea. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2020; 17(12):4244. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124244
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Heetae, Wonseok Choi, and Seung-Wan Kang. 2020. "When Is the Negative Effect of Abusive Supervision on Task Performance Mitigated? An Empirical Study of Public Service Officers in Korea" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 12: 4244. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17124244