Linking perceptions of role stress and incivility to workplace aggression: The moderating role of personality

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 316-329

  Taylor, Shannon G ^a   Kluemper, Donald H ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Personality; Role stress; Workplace incivility

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; EMPLOYEE; NEUROSIS; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROLE STRESS; WORKPLACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE PLAYING;

AGGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; ROLE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84868641673     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: 19391307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028211     Document Type: Article

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