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Contribution of Affective and Cognitive Factors in Counterproductive Behavior of Employees
Parviz Sabahi, M.A.*, Abolghassem Noori, Ph.D., Hamid-Reza Oreizy, Ph.D., Mohsen Golparvar, Ph.D., Islamic
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of affective and cognitive factors with counterproductive behavior. A random sample of 135 employees (men and women) of an industrial company completed the following three research questionnaires: The Job Related Affect Scale, Job Cognition Questionnaire, and Counterpro-ductive Work Behavior Checklist. Findings indicated that validity and reliability of the questionnaires were acceptable. Data was analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression analysis. Results indicated that there were significant relationships between the dimensions of organizational cognition (including job satisfaction, interactional justice, procedural justice, and distributive justice), with organizational counterproductive behavior (counterproductive behavior that is directed towards the organization). Also it was shown that there were significant relationships between interactional justice and procedural justice, with person counterproductive behavior (counterproductive behavior that is directed towards people), and between cognition dimensions with total counterproductive behavior (P<0.05 or P<0.01). Also, it was indicated that there were significant relationships between job affects and counterproductive behavior dimensions (P<0.05 or P<0.01) but the direction of these relationships in positive affect was negative and in negative affect was positive. Results of the regression model showed that cognitive and affective factors had a significant contribution in prediction of counterproductive behaviors.
Keywords: Affect; Cognition; Counterproductive behavior ______________________________ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it |