Leverage self- and other-compassion to prevent the abuse trickle-down

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Although previous research has shown that abuse can trickle down from managers to supervisors, it remains unclear why many abused supervisors do not perpetuate the abuse of their subordinates. To address this issue, drawing upon frustration-aggression and self-regulation theory, the current research investigated the underlying mechanism of frustration and the mitigative effects of self- and other-compassion in the manager abuse—supervisor frustration—supervisor abuse circle. Across two field studies (a time-lagged survey study, N = 381, and an experience sampling study, N = 66, with 593 daily observations), we find support for our arguments at both between- and within-person levels. Our findings support that there is a positive indirect relationship between manager abuse and supervisor abuse via supervisor frustration and that the indirect effect is weaker among supervisors who possess higher levels of self- and other-compassion. We discuss the implications for theory and human resource practice.

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Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Duan, J. Zong, Z. Wang, X. Wang, T. Li, P.
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© 2023 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Duan, J., Zong, Z., Wang, X. et al. (2 more authors) (2023) Leverage self- and other-compassion to prevent the abuse trickle-down. Journal of Organizational Behavior. ISSN 0894-3796, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/job.2740. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.
Keywords:	abuse trickle-down; abusive supervision; frustration; self- and other-compassion
Dates:	Published: November 2023 Published (online): 8 August 2023 Accepted: 18 July 2023
Institution:	The University of Leeds
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Organizational Behaviour (LUBS)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Publications
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2023 13:50
Last Modified:	21 Nov 2023 11:38
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Wiley
Identification Number:	10.1002/job.2740
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID):	oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:202635

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