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. 2005 Jul;90(4):629-43.
doi: 10.1037/0021-9010.90.4.629.

Exploring the role of emotions in injustice perceptions and retaliation

Laurie J Barclay  1 , Daniel P Skarlicki, S Douglas Pugh
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Exploring the role of emotions in injustice perceptions and retaliation

Laurie J Barclay et al. J Appl Psychol. 2005 Jul.

Abstract

Although organizational justice scholars often describe unfairness as an emotionally laden experience, the role of emotion is underresearched. In a study of individuals who experienced being laid off (N = 173), the authors found that outcome favorability interacts with both procedural and interactional justice to predict participants' emotions. The pattern of interaction differed for inward-focused (i.e., shame and guilt) and outward-focused (i.e., anger and hostility) negative emotions. Attributions of blame mediated the relationship between fairness perceptions and outward-focused negative emotion. Outward-focused emotion mediated the relationship between fairness perceptions and retaliation.

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