The objectives of this research are to address the two fundamental research questions: 1) What are the antecedents that lead to counterproductive work behavior (CWB) of nurses in public hospitals? 2) How effective are the moderating roles of power distance orientation (a cultural factor) and locus of control (an individual factor) in impacting CWB? The antecedents addressed are abusive supervision and nurses’ perception of injustice. A questionnaire-based study was conducted among 337 nurses working in six public hospitals in different departments in Malaysia. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The main findings are:1) nurses perceive injustice when subjected to abusive supervision and indulge in CWB; 2) nurses with a high level of power distance orientation are less likely to perceive abusive supervision as injustice; and 3) nurses with an internal locus of control are less likely to engage in CWB. The contributions of the study are discussed.

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虐待监督对护士适得其反工作行为的影响

本研究的目的是解决两个基本研究问题：1) 导致公立医院护士适得其反的工作行为 (CWB) 的前因是什么？2) 权力距离取向（文化因素）和控制点（个人因素）在影响 CWB 方面的调节作用如何？所解决的前因是滥用监督和护士对不公正的看法。在马来西亚不同部门的六家公立医院工作的 337 名护士进行了一项基于问卷的研究。使用结构方程模型分析数据。主要发现是：1）护士在受到虐待监督和沉迷于CWB时感到不公正；2）权力距离取向高的护士不太可能将虐待监督视为不公正；3) 具有内部控制点的护士不太可能从事 CWB。讨论了研究的贡献。