The Impact of Abusive Supervision on Job Insecurity: A Moderated Mediation Model

Dawei Wang, Chaoyue Zhao, Yalin Chen, Phil Maguire and Yixin Hu
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Dawei Wang: School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, 88 Wenhua E Rd, Lixia District, Jinan 250014, China
Chaoyue Zhao: School of Psychology and Cognitive Science, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
Yalin Chen: School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, 88 Wenhua E Rd, Lixia District, Jinan 250014, China
Phil Maguire: Department of Computer Science, National University of Ireland, University Rd, H91 TK33 Galway, Ireland
Yixin Hu: School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, 88 Wenhua E Rd, Lixia District, Jinan 250014, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 21, 1-14

Abstract: This paper explores the impact of abusive supervision on job insecurity under the frameworks of the social cognitive theory and the leader-member exchange theory; additionally, it explores the mediating role of leader-member exchange (LMX) and the moderating role of power distance. In this study, 944 employees from two state-owned enterprises located in China were surveyed via questionnaires. Results of the correlation analysis and statistical bootstrapping showed that (i) abusive supervision was significantly and positively related to job insecurity, (ii) LMX played a mediating role in the impact of abusive supervision on job insecurity, and (iii) power distance played a moderating role in the relationship between LMX and job insecurity. Based on the social cognitive theory, this study broadens the perspective of studies regarding job insecurity. It also provides practical suggestions for avoiding abusive supervision and for alleviating employees’ insecurities about management.

Keywords: abusive supervision; job insecurity; leader-member exchange; power distance; social cognitive theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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