Consequences of work-related intimate partner aggression: A self-determination perspective

Intimate partner aggression (IPA) represents a significant, yet underexplored, global social issue within the fields of management and organizational sciences. Despite evidence indicating that IPA can specifically undermine victims’ professional lives and negatively impact workplaces, it has garnered limited research attention. My dissertation delves into this issue by focusing on work-related intimate partner aggression (WIPA) and its adverse effects on employees’ work (e.g., work effort, interaction avoidance at work), life (e.g., intention to leave the partner/spouse), and career-related outcomes (e.g., career aspirations). Drawing upon self-determination theory (SDT), I examined how WIPA impairs employees through thwarting of their psychological needs. Furthermore, I proposed that family supportive supervisor behaviors (FSSB) act as a buffering factor, offering a needs supportive practice that can cushion the detrimental effects of WIPA on employees’ psychological needs thwarting. In Study 1, which consisted of a series of studies, I validated a WIPA scale adapted from previous WIPA research, given the absence of a validated and contextualized WIPA measure. In Study 2, I tested my proposed theoretical model using multi-wave data. Results revealed that (1) WIPA is positively related to victims’ autonomy needs thwarting, competence needs thwarting, and relatedness needs thwarting, (2) competence needs thwarting mediated the relationship between WIPA and work effort and career aspirations, and (3) relatedness needs thwarting mediated the relationship between WIPA and interaction avoidance at work. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human Res & Industrial Rels

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2024

Author dc:creator

• He, Yaqing

Contributors dc:contributor

• Restubog, Simon Lloyd
• Kramer, Amit
• Park, YoungAh
• O'Leary-Kelly, Anne

• Intimate Partner Aggression
• Work
• Work-family Conflict
• Well-being.

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2024 Yaqing He

Language dc:language

en, eng

Handle dc:identifier

https://hdl.handle.net/2142/124667

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