The trickle‐down effect of supervisor incivility on employee life satisfaction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13916746 |
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| Authors | Shan Wang (0000-0002-9487-0829, Hunan University of Technology and Business, corresponding author), Yulei Li (0000-0003-3579-6179, Hunan University of Finance and Economics), Chang-E Liu (Hunan University of Technology and Business), Chenhong Hu (Nanjing University), Yahui Chen (0000-0002-8734-8274, Hunan University of Finance and Economics), Wei He (0000-0001-8290-7981, Indiana State University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1-11 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Behavior and Personality An International Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0301-2212 • E-ISSN: 1179-6391 |
| Publisher | Scientific Journal Publishers Limited (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2224/sbp.14460 |
| OpenAlex | W4413367822 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 20 |
Researchers have seldom discussed the effect of supervision on non‐work related outcomes. Using displaced aggression theory, we developed a trickledown model of supervisor incivility at the hierarchical levels of manager, supervisor, and employee. We analyzed multilevel, multisource data from 424 Employees and supervisors in 78 work groups, revealing a negative relationship between manager incivility and employee life satisfaction, with supervisor incivility mediating this relationship. Further, attributions of a supervisor’s behavior to the motive of promoting employee performance alleviated the negative effect of supervisor incivility on employee life satisfaction, while this negative effect was enhanced among workers who attributed their supervisor’s behavior to the motive of inflicting harm on employees. Our findings provide practical insights into mitigating the trickle‐down effect of supervisor incivility and boosting employee life satisfaction
Incivility · Job satisfaction · Life satisfaction · Management · Supervisor · Applied Psychology · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges · Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
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| Highly cited | No |
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