Psychosocial Predictors of Supervisor-, Peer-, Subordinate-, and Service-Provider-Targeted Aggression

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1401-1411

  Inness, Michelle ^a   LeBlanc, Manon Mireille ^b   Barling, Julian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b BISHOP'S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

multiple job holders; predictors of aggression; targets of aggression; workplace aggression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 56849121371     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012810     Document Type: Article

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