Employees' Approach-Avoidance Behavioral Response Toward Leader Narcissism

Abstract

Abstract: Based on resource conservation theory and approach-avoidance framework, this research collects a sample of 559 employee data by questionnaire at two-time points, and investigates employees' approach-avoidance behavioral response toward leader narcissism by exploring the mediating role of hindrance stress and the moderating role of self-monitoring and attachment avoidance. The results show that leader narcissism is positively related to employees' loafing and ingratiating behavior. Besides, hindrance stress mediates the relationship between leader narcissism and employees' loafing and ingratiating behavior. The mediating effect of hindrance stress is moderated by self-monitoring and attachment avoidance. This study clarifies the mechanism and boundary conditions of employees' approach-avoidance behavioral response when coping with leader narcissism and provides theoretical and practical implications for research on employees' response toward leader narcissism.

Key words: leader narcissism, approach-avoidance response, loafing behavior, ingratiating behavior, hindrance stress

Cao Chunhui, Cheng Mengfei, Zhang Hua, Yang Ningran, Tan Le. Employees' Approach-Avoidance Behavioral Response Toward Leader Narcissism[J]. Management Review, 2023, 35(8): 221-231.

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