Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Business
Sins Of The Parents: Self-Control As A Buffer Between Supervisors' Previous Experience Of Family Undermining And Subordinates' Perceptions Of Abusive Supervision, Christian Kiewitz, Simon Restubog, Thomas Zagenczyk, Kristin Scott, Patrick Raymund Garcia, Robert Tang
Sins Of The Parents: Self-Control As A Buffer Between Supervisors' Previous Experience Of Family Undermining And Subordinates' Perceptions Of Abusive Supervision, Christian Kiewitz, Simon Restubog, Thomas Zagenczyk, Kristin Scott, Patrick Raymund Garcia, Robert Tang
Christian Kiewitz
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 …