Exploring the role of individual differences in the prediction of workplace aggression

J Appl Psychol. 2001 Aug;86(4):547-59. doi: 10.1037/0021-9010.86.4.547.

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between individual differences and the incidence of workplace aggression in a sample of employees from a transportation company and a public school system. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that measures of trait anger, attribution style, negative affectivity, attitudes toward revenge, self-control, and previous exposure to aggressive cultures accounted for 62% of the variance in the participants' self-reported incidence of workplace aggression. Further research on workplace aggression is advocated, focusing on the role of individual differences and their interactions with organizational and group-level variables.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Affect
  • Aggression*
  • Anger
  • Cultural Characteristics
  • Data Collection
  • Female
  • Forecasting
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Personality Assessment
  • Workplace*