The Impact of Abusive Supervision on Quiet Quitting: The Moderating Role of Conscientiousness Personality Trait
Abstract
This study examines the effect of abusive supervision perception on quiet quitting. The study also examined whether conscientiousness personality trait has a moderating role in this effect. In this context, the concepts of abusive supervision, quiet quitting and conscientiousness personality trait were explained in a broad manner and research hypotheses were formulated for the relationships between the variables in line with the studies and theoretical theories. In study, the data were collected from individuals working in a province in Turkey by using convenience sampling method. After eliminating the questionnaires with missing data, the remaining 156 questionnaires were deemed suitable for analysis. The findings of the study showed that abusive supervision positively affects quiet quitting and conscientiousness personality trait plays a moderating role in this effect.
Keywords
Abusive Supervision, Quiet Quitting, Conscientiousness Personality Trait
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