Research on abusive supervision that adopts an actor‐centric perspective has found that abusive acts have immediate cognitive and affective consequences for supervisors. Less immediate consequences are also possible when perpetrators engage in later sensemaking by talking with others about their actions that violated interpersonal norms. In this research, we explore whether, how, and when abusive supervision talk may affect supervisors' subsequent abusive supervision toward subordinates. Drawing upon cognitive‐motivational‐relational theory, we propose that abusive supervision talk enhances supervisors' hostility toward the abused subordinate, which in turn increases their subsequent abusive supervisory behavior toward the subordinate. We also propose that person‐centered responses by listeners (i.e., supervisors' coworkers) strengthen the positive indirect effect of abusive supervision talk on subsequent abusive supervisory behavior via hostility. Results from an experiment and a multi‐source, multi‐wave field study lend support to these predictions. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings and directions for future research.

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进入螺旋上升阶段：调查主管如何以及何时谈论虐待行为，从而导致随后的滥用监督

对以行为者为中心的观点进行的滥用监督的研究发现，滥用行为会对监管者产生直接的认知和情感后果。当犯罪者通过与他人谈论他们的违反人际规范的行为而参与后来的感觉制造时，不太可能产生直接的后果。在这项研究中，我们探讨了滥用监督谈话是否，如何以及何时会影响监管者对下属的后续滥用监督。我们基于认知-动机-关系理论，提出虐待式监督谈话可增强监督者对受虐待下属的敌意，进而增加他们随后对下属的虐待式监督行为。我们还建议听众（例如主管）以人为本的回应。同事）加强了滥用监督谈话对随后通过敌对行为进行的滥用监督行为的积极间接影响。实验和多源，多波场研究的结果为这些预测提供了支持。我们讨论了这些发现的理论和实践意义以及对未来研究的方向。