A threat-appraisal perspective on employees' fears about antisocial workplace behavior.

Full Abstract

This article uses a threat-appraisal model to examine the antecedents and consequences of antisocial behavior in an urban public school system. Teachers (compared with nonteachers) and middle and high school employees (compared with elementary school employees) reported higher levels of exposure to and fears about antisocial behavior. A path analysis demonstrated that threat appraisals partially mediate the relationship between antisocial behavior and job satisfaction and indirectly affect turnover intentions. These effects were consistent across high- and low-contact job types and across elementary, middle, and high school employees. The authors used the threat-appraisal model to describe the consequences of different interventions and found empirical evidence for employee voice and security measures as intervening variables.

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Author information

Author/s: Sinclair, Robert R (RR); Martin, James E (JE); Croll, Lee W (LW);

Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Portland State University, Oregon 97207, USA. sinclair(-atsign-)pdx.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of occupational health psychology (J Occup Health Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Jan; vol 7 (issue 1) : pp 37-56

Dates: Created 2002/02/05; Completed 2002/04/09; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 11827232, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adult
Faculty - statistics & numerical data
Fear
Humans
Job Satisfaction
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure - statistics & numerical data

Occupational Exposure - statistics & numerical data
Risk Assessment
Schools
Security Measures
Stress, Psychological
Students - psychology
United States - epidemiology
Violence - psychology; statistics & numerical data
Workplace - psychology

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