ABUSIVE SUPERVISION, UPWARD MAINTENANCE COMMUNICATION, AND SUBORDINATES' PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS.

Abstract

This study reanalyzes data from Tepper's (2000) two-wave study regarding the effects of subordinates' perceptions of supervisory abuse to assess previously unexamined relationships.As predicted, we found that subordinates who more rather than less strongly perceived that they had been abused by supervisors tended to use regulative maintenance tactics with higher frequency.Further, the positive relationship between