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Explaining active and passive types of counterproductive work behavior: the moderation effect of bullying, the dark triad and job control
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Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland
(Department of Ergonomy, Social Psychology Laboratory)
Online publication date: 2019-10-16
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Łukasz Baka
Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute, Department of Ergonomics, Social Psychology Laboratory,
ul. Czerniakowska 16, 00-701 Warsaw
Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2019;32(6):777-95
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Objectives: Drawing on the stressor-emotion model, the study aimed to identify some predictors of the active and passive types of counterproductive
work behavior (CWB). Specifically, 1) the direct effect of bullying on CWB, 2) the 2-way interaction effects of the Dark Triad (DT) and job control
(JC), as well as 3) the 3-way interaction effect (DT×JC) on the bullying-CWB link were investigated. Material and Methods: Data were collected from 659 white- and blue-collar workers. The 2- and 3-way interactional effects were analyzed by means of PROCESS macros. Results: The analysis
showed that high bullying was directly related to high active and passive types of CWB. The 2- and 3-way interactional effects were observed but only
in relation to active (not passive) CWB. Bullying was associated with active CWB when the Dark Triad and job control were high. Conclusions: The
study showed different ways of both types of CWB development. The findings provide further insight into processes leading to an increase in active
and passive CWB. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2019;32(6):777–95