Violent splits or healthy divides? Coping with injustice through faultlines

Katerina Bezrukova; Chester S. Spell; Jamie L. Perry

doi:10.1111/j.1744-6570.2010.01185.x

Violent splits or healthy divides? Coping with injustice through faultlines

Katerina Bezrukova, Chester S. Spell, Jamie L. Perry

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In 2 studies, we investigated how groups with strong divisions may, paradoxically, help members to cope with injustice. We tested our theoretical predictions using a survey methodology and data from 57 (Study 1) and 36 (Study 2) workgroups across different industries. Consistent with our hypotheses, we found that group faultlines weakened the positive relationship between perceived interpersonal injustice and psychological distress. Cooperative behaviors within subgroups mediated the interactive effect of faultlines and injustice with psychological distress.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	719-751
Number of pages	33
Journal	Personnel Psychology
Volume	63
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.2010.01185.x
State	Published - Sep 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Applied Psychology
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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