The Impact of Organizational Injustice on the Experience of Stress

Organizational injustice and psychological strain.

“…Tepper (2001) reported that procedural and distributive justice perceptions interact to predict multiple variables related to psychological strain, including depression, emotional exhaustion, and anxiety such that strain was highest when both procedural and distributive justice were perceived to be low. Francis (2003), on the other hand, did not detect a two-way interaction between procedural and distributive justice when predicting psychological strain across three separate studies, although significant main effects emerged in each case.…”

“…Previous considerations of two-way interactions between procedural and distributive justice perceptions when predicting psychological strain yield mixed results. One study shows that procedural and distributive justice perceptions interact to predict multiple variables related to psychological strain, including depression, emotional exhaustion, and anxiety (Tepper, 2001), but another fails to detect a two-way interaction between procedural and distributive justice when predicting psychological strain (Francis, 2003). With such mixed results and a lack of research considering the role of interactional justice in justice interactions when predicting strain, the current study will elucidate an understudied area in the literature.…”

“…Research interest in the relationship between injustice and strain has recently grown. Procedural, interactional, and distributive injustice have all been linked with increased reports of strain (Elovainio, Kivimaki, & Vahtera, 2002; Elovanio et al, 2001; Fox et al, 2001; Francis, 2003; Judge & Colquitt, 2004; Kivimaki, Elovainio, Vahtera, & Ferrie, 2003; Tepper, 2000, 2001; Wager, Fieldman, & Hussey, 2003; Zohar, 1995). For example, in a study focused on interpersonal treatment, Zohar (1995) found that nurses who perceived that their supervisor reacted to their concerns in an unfair manner, reported increased psychological strain.…”

“…Some studies pertaining to organizational injustice and strain have included such additional factors. For instance, Elovainio et al (2001) reported that procedural injustice fully mediates the relationship between job control and strain, and Francis (2003) found that justice evaluations partially mediate that relationship. Examining the relationships among justice perceptions, work-family conflict, and stress, Judge and Colquitt (2004) determined that work-family conflict mediates the relationship between perceived injustice and measure that appears to tap psychological strain.…”

Organizaciones justas: ¿es posible construirlas?

“…Teóricamente, en la literatura concerniente a la justicia organizacional, se argumenta que las personas buscan identidades sociales positivas, por lo tanto, al observar condiciones justas en su lugar de trabajo pueden sentir y reconocer su status dentro del grupo (Blader & Tyler, 2009;Tyler & Blader, 2000). Debido a esta relación entre la persona y su lugar de trabajo, se puede considerar que la injusticia organizacional actúa como un estresor social ya que evidencia una relación adversa al excluir a la persona de su grupo social (Denise Francis, 2019;Dishon-Berkovits, 2017).…”