I Know What You Did: The Effects of Interpersonal Deviance on Bystanders

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book Title

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volume

16

Issue

1

Publisher

American Psychological Association

First Page

80

Last Page

94

Publication Date

1-1-2011

Abstract

Using social information processing theory, we explore how interpersonally directed deviance affects work group members who observe or are aware of these insidious behaviors. In a field study, we find that indirect knowledge of work group member interpersonal deviance leads to subsequent interpersonal deviance of a focal individual. We also find that when work group cohesion is high, direct observation of deviance is more likely to result in subsequent bystander deviance. These findings add concretely to theory and research on the bystander effects of workplace deviance.

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