Viewing The Interpersonal Mistreatment Literature Through A Temporal Lens

Keywords

Abusive supervision; Bullying; Incivility; Interpersonal mistreatment; Longitudinal; Objective time; Subjective time; Temporal lens; Time; Undermining

Abstract

Given increasing awareness of time’s critical role, we assess the current position of time in the workplace mistreatment literature. Focusing on four mistreatment constructs (viz., abusive supervision, workplace bullying, workplace incivility, and social undermining) found in the organizational psychology literature, our search revealed 266 studies that have empirically examined the consequences of these forms of interpersonal mistreatment. We examine and critique these studies, finding that with a few exceptions, most have failed to design and test theoretical relationships in a manner consistent with construct definitions. As interpersonal mistreatment research has neglected the role of time, we conclude that the substantial number of existing studies offer limited insight into the true nature of mistreatment’s consequences over time. We go on to elaborate on the types of theoretical insights that might emerge when a temporal lens (objective time and/or subjective time) is adopted by mistreatment researchers.

Publication Date

8-1-2016

Publication Title

Organizational Psychology Review

Volume

6

Issue

3

Number of Pages

273-302

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/2041386615607095

Socpus ID

84983504215 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84983504215

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