AUTHOR=Xiao Shuai-Ping , Lu Yi , Yan Yu , Zhou Zhiqing E. , Cao Zhao-Xue , Zhao Kai-Chen TITLE=Effects of two-dimensional cyber incivility on employee well-being from a self-determination perspective JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=14 YEAR=2023 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1137587 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1137587 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=

The research attempts to explore the effects of two-dimensional cyber incivility on employee well-being. Based on self-determination theory and regulatory focus theory, we conducted two studies to examine the mediating role of intrinsic motivation and the moderating role of promotion focus between cyber incivility and emotional exhaustion. The results demonstrated that both active and passive cyber incivility predicted increased emotional exhaustion, with intrinsic motivation serving as a key mediator. There was no consistent conclusion of promotion focus’s moderating role. High promotion focus might aggravate the negative effect of passive cyber incivility on intrinsic motivation. The present article provides deeper step towards understanding of cyber incivility, which also helps in the development of intervention strategies to lessen or avoid the negative impact of work-related stressful events on employee well-being.