Why Do Mistreated Employees Behave Badly? A Meta-Analytic Review of Multiple Mediation Processes

Although a litany of theoretical accounts exists to explain why mistreated employees engage in counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs), little is known about the relative importance of each mechanism and whether they are complementary in nature. This paper presents a meta-analytic review of three proposed mechanisms through which experiencing interpersonal mistreatment may result in employee CWBs. In particular, we invoke three theoretical...