辱虐管理变化的动态前因：一个潜变化分数模型

he antecedents of abusive supervision have received heightened attention from researchers and practitioners in recent years. However, there are two unresolved issues related to current research on the antecedents of abusive supervision. First, traditional research considers abusive supervision to be a static leadership behavior, ignoring the dynamic nature of abusive supervision. Although recent studies have embraced a dynamic perspective to focus on the changes in abusive supervision at different time points during the interaction between leaders and subordinates, these studies are still exploring the antecedents of high levels of abusive supervision at specific points in time. Existing theories and findings on abusive supervision (variable level abusive supervision level) cannot explain the dynamic antecedents of changes in abusive supervision in dynamic leaderfollower interactions (variable change abusive supervision change). Second, the existing literature lacks a framework to integrate the different effects of leaderfollower interactions on abusive supervision. To overcome the previously discussed issues, based on social interaction theory and the approachavoidance framework, we propose that changes in subordinates approachavoidance behaviors mediate the effects of changes in former abusive supervision on changes in subsequent abusive supervision, and?leader narcissism moderates the proposed indirect pathways.This study conducted a?four-wave?longitudinal study on 263 leaders and 263 subordinates.?In the first-wave survey, leaders reported abusive supervision during the previous two weeks, as well as narcissism, agreeableness, and demographic variables; meanwhile, subordinates reported demographic variables.?In the second-wave survey, leaders reported abusive supervision?during the previous two weeks, and subordinates reported constructive resistance, dysfunctional resistance, and defensive silence during the previous two weeks.?In the third-wave survey, leaders reported abusive supervision during the previous two weeks, and subordinates reported constructive resistance, dysfunctional resistance, and defensive silence during the previous two weeks.?Finally, in the fourth-wave survey, leaders reported abusive supervision during the previous two weeks.?Using Mplus 8.3 and R 4.2.1, we constructed a latent change score model and conducted Monte Carlo simulations to examine the theoretical model.Empirical results supported our theoretical model and indicated the following: (1)?Changes in?former?abusive supervision had?different indirect effects on changes in subsequent abusive supervision through parallel mediators of changes in subordinates constructive approach-oriented behavior (i.e., constructive resistance), changes in destructive approach-oriented behavior (i.e., dysfunctional resistance), and changes in avoidance-oriented behavior (i.e., defensive silence). Specifically,?changes in?former?abusive supervision had a negative indirect effect on?changes in subsequent abusive supervision through?changes in constructive resistance. Changes in?former?abusive supervision had a positive indirect effect on changes in subsequent abusive supervision through changes in dysfunctional resistance and changes in defensive silence. (2) Leader narcissism moderated the two proposed indirect pathways. Specifically,?the negative indirect effect of?former abusive supervision on changes in subsequent abusive supervision through changes in constructive resistance is stronger when leader narcissism is high; the positive indirect effect of?former?abusive supervision on changes in subsequent abusive supervision through changes in defensive silence is stronger when leader narcissism is high.The study makes several theoretical contributions. First, we adopt a latent change score approach to determine?the dynamic antecedents of change in?abusive supervision,?which shifts the direction of?abusive supervision?research from level of?abusive supervision to changes in?abusive supervision, providing not only new perspectives but also more precise and rigorous causal analyses. Second, we integrate the differential mediating effects of?changes in?constructive resistance,?changes in?destructive resistance, and?changes in?defensive silence in the process of changes in?abusive supervision??changes in?subordinates approach-avoidance behavior ?changes in?abusive supervision,?providing a more comprehensive and dialectical perspective for the study of the dynamic antecedents of?changes in abusive supervision. Third, by exploring the combined positive and negative moderation effects of leader narcissism, we reinforce the boundary conditions of the dynamic antecedents of changes in?abusive supervision?from a more comprehensive and dialectical perspective.