Why I am trapped in the spiral of abuse? A nexus of low core self-evaluations and job dependency
Abstract
Purpose
The present research aims to empirically test the “Barriers to abusive supervision model” to find how employee-related (core self-evaluations) and situational factors (perceived job dependency) make an employee trapped in the spiral of supervisory abuse. In addition, the work–family spillover lens is used to explain how employees' retaliation is targeted at their families in response to abuse from their bosses.
Design/methodology/approach
The current study has employed a three-wave longitudinal moderated mediation design and analysed data from 265 employees working in the hospitality industry of Pakistan.
Findings
The results of this study have shown that low core-self evaluations put employees in a spiral of supervisory abuse and they instil aggression towards their families. This association is further strengthened when employees are dependent on their job.
Originality/value
This study is one of the first to use the “Barriers to Abusive supervision” model to answer who and in which conditions tend to trap in the spiral of abuse and integrate the work-to-family interface model for elaborating the outcomes to the family domain.
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Acknowledgements
Corrigendum: It has come to the attention of the publisher that the article Fatima, T., Imran, M.K., Sarwar, A., Shabeer, S. and Rizwan, M. (2024), “Why I am trapped in the spiral of abuse? A nexus of low core self-evaluations and job dependency”, Kybernetes, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-05-2023-0754, incorrectly listed the authors affiliations. Muhammad Kashif Imran: Lahore Business School, The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Sargodha, Pakistan and Department of Commerce, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan; Ambreen Sarwar: Lahore Business School, The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Sargodha, Pakistan and Department of Management Sciences, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan; Sobia Shabeer: Lahore Business School, The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Sargodha, Pakistan, and Muhammad Rizwan: Lahore Business School, The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Sargodha, Pakistan and Department of Management Sciences, University of Gujrat – Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat, Pakistan has been changed to Muhammad Kashif Imran: Department of Commerce, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, Pakistan; Ambreen Sarwar: Department of Management Sciences, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan; Sobia Shabeer: Department of Management Sciences, University of Gujrat – Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat, Pakistan, and Muhammad Rizwan: Lahore Business School, The University of Lahore, Sargodha Campus, Sargodha, Pakistan. The author sincerely apologises for this error and for any confusion caused.
Citation
Fatima, T., Imran, M.K., Sarwar, A., Shabeer, S. and Rizwan, M. (2024), "Why I am trapped in the spiral of abuse? A nexus of low core self-evaluations and job dependency", Kybernetes, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/K-05-2023-0754
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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