Subordinates who are abused by a supervisor tend to experience violated perceptions of interpersonal justice and deteriorated well-being. One way in which they may seek to cope with these consequences is by engaging in retaliatory behaviors intended to "get back" at their supervisor and even the score. Based on research suggesting that acts of retaliation can restore perceptions of justice, we propose a model whereby retaliation alleviates the effect of abusive supervision on subordinate well-being by restoring subordinates' interpersonal justice perceptions. In two studies, using multiwave (Study 1) and time-lagged (Study 2) designs, we found general support for our predictions, even when controlling for the alternative mechanism of victim identity and subordinates' baseline well-being. These results suggest that retaliation reduces the harmful consequences of supervisory abuse on well-being not only in the short term but also in the long run. Theoretical and practical implications surrounding this increased understanding of the effectiveness of retaliation as a strategy for coping with the effects of abusive supervision over time are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

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两个错误可以变成一个正确吗？滥用监督后报复对下属幸福感的缓冲作用。

被主管虐待的下属往往会经历对人际正义的侵犯和幸福感的恶化。他们可能寻求应对这些后果的一种方法是参与旨在“报复”他们的主管甚至得分的报复行为。基于研究表明报复行为可以恢复正义知觉，我们提出了一个模型，即报复通过恢复下属的人际正义知觉来减轻虐待监督对下属幸福感的影响。在两项研究中，使用多波（研究 1）和时滞（研究 2）设计，我们发现我们的预测得到普遍支持，即使在控制受害者身份和下属基线幸福感的替代机制时也是如此。这些结果表明，报复不仅在短期内而且在长期内减少了监管滥用对福祉的有害后果。讨论了围绕这种增加对报复有效性的理解的理论和实践意义，作为应对长期滥用监督影响的策略。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2022 APA，保留所有权利）。