ABSTRACT

Implicit aggressiveness, measured by the Conditional Reasoning Test for Aggression (CRT-A), has been shown to be important for understanding counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs). However, it is not clear how employees justify CWBs that stem from their unconscious tendencies. We tested the idea that implicitly aggressive individuals develop negative job attitudes (JAs) to justify their CWBs. In Study 1, 333 employees completed the CRT-A, a battery of JAs, and a CWBs scale. In Study 2, another sample (n = 341) completed the CRT-A and different measures of JAs and CWBs. In both studies, implicit aggressiveness explained JAs and self-reported CWBs. Although the design did not allow establishment of exact causal sequence, both studies were more consistent with the model where CWBs mediated the CRT-A and JA relationship.

摘要

通过侵略性条件推理测试（CRT-A）衡量的内隐攻击性对于理解适得其反的工作行为（CWBs）具有重要意义。然而，目前尚不清楚员工如何证明其无意识倾向所产生的CWB。我们测试了这样一种想法，即隐性好斗的人发展出负面的工作态度（JA）以证明他们的CWB是合理的。在研究1中，333名员工完成了CRT-A，一连串的JA和CWBs秤。在研究2中，另一试样（Ñ = 341）完成了CRT-A以及JA和CWB的不同措施。在这两项研究中，内隐的攻击性都解释了JA和自我报告的CWB。尽管设计不允许建立确切的因果序列，但两项研究均与CWB介导CRT-A和JA关系的模型更加一致。