Experienced incivility undermines the positive effects of job autonomy on mental and physical health

Figures & data

Figure 1. Conceptual model.

Table 1. Means, standard deviations, and correlations amongst study variables.

Variable	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1. Age	–	–	–
2. Gender	.44	.50	−0.34**	–
3. Race	.97	.18	.14*	−0.07	–
4. Marital Status	.84	.37	.12	−0.22**	.11	–
5. Region	1.67	.47	−0.00	−0.02	−0.08	−0.02	–
6. CEO-status	.36	.48	.34**	−0.53**	.04	.07	.15*	–
7. Job Autonomy	3.84	.76	.17**	−0.17**	.20**	.18**	−0.07	.15*	–
8. Mental Health	3.76	.61	.05	.01	−0.03	−0.05	−0.06	−0.03	.31**	–
9. Experienced Incivility	1.48	.61	.02	−0.16*	−0.03	.06	−0.01	.15*	−0.13*	−0.43**	–
10. Physical Pain	2.07	.89	−0.05	.12	−0.10	.05	−0.00	−0.14*	−0.09	−0.28**	.15*

Note. Age was measured categorically.

* p < .05.

** p < .01.

Figure 2. Interactive effects of job autonomy and experienced work incivility on mental health.

Table 2. Moderated mediation results.

	Mental Health		Physical Pain
Variable	B (SE)	95% CIs	B (SE)	95% CIs
Age	.01	[−0.03, .04]	.02	[−0.04, .07]
Gender	−0.07	[−0.24, .09]	.17	[−0.10, .45]
Race	−0.26	[−0.64, .12]	−0.58	[−1.20, .04]
Marital Status	−0.10	[−0.29, .08]	.14	[−0.17, .45]
Region	−0.07	[−0.22, .07]	−0.00	[−0.24, .24]
CEO-status	−0.05	[−0.22, .13]	−0.21	[−0.49, .07]
Job Autonomy	.22	[13, .32]	.09	[−0.08, .25]
Experienced Incivility	−0.38	[−0.49, −0.27]	.18	[−0.05, .40]
Mental Health			−0.43	[−0.64, −0.21]
Job Autonomy x Experienced Incivility (first-stage)	−0.30	[-0.47, −0.12]
Mental Health x Experienced Incivility (second-stage)			.20	[−0.08, .48]
R^2	.30**		.13**

Note. Coefficients are unstandardized. Standard errors are in parentheses.

* p < .05.

** p < .001.

Data availability statement

The data used in this research are available from the lead author upon request.