Kevin Kelloway

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• Doctor of Philosophy
• University Research Professor at Saint Mary's University

Nous avons examiné l’effet du suicide d’un employé sur l’image de marque d’une organisation et sur la perception du soutien organisationnel. Trois-cent-cinquante-sept répondants recrutés par l’entremise de Prolific ont lu l’une des 12 vignettes dans un modèle 2 (cause : liée au travail/non liée au travail) × 3 (réponse de l’employeur : bonne/mauvai...

We examined how safety leadership behaviours (“speaking about safety” and “role modeling safety”) predicted retail workers’ symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and safety behavior during a health and safety crisis and the mediating role of workers’ health and safety-related fears. During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic (i.e....

This study presents and validates the Italian adaptation of the Dark Tetrad at Work (DTW) scale, an instrument for assessing four socially aversive personality traits (narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy and sadism) in the context of the workplace. A total of 300 Italian-speaking participants (50% female, M age = 32 years ± 9.2) and 253 Engli...

This work explores three key topics in social psychology: the manner in which labour unions shape organizational behaviour, a relationship which has been effectively ignored in the literature; the organization of the union itself, a fascinating test case for the organizational psychologist; and the way in which theories and methods of organizationa...

Book abstract: In this Cambridge Companion, global thought leaders in the fields of workplace stress and well-being highlight how theory and research can improve employee health and well-being. The volume explains how and why the topics of workplace stress and well-being have evolved and continue to be highly relevant, and why line managers have g...

The increasing societal awareness of employee mental health issues, especially within the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, has led to a great deal of research examining the occupational predictors and outcomes of mental ill health. The consequences of employee mental illness can be significant to organizations, whereas providing employee mental health re...

Although managers may not be aware of it, research suggests that 20%-30% of employees may be working while experiencing chronic pain. In this article, we review what is known about chronic pain and how it is experienced in the workplace. We argue that chronic pain is an issue that organizations need to deal with and we make specific recommendations...

Virtually every employee will experience bereavement and grief at some point in their careers, but organizations are often ill-prepared to support grieving employees. Little empirical work has been conducted on the experience of grief in the workplace, and this study answers calls for research on the subject. We interviewed bereaved employees (N =...

We evaluated an individually focused version of the CLEAR IDEAS framework for innovation training. One hundred fifty online participants were randomly assigned to either an idea generation training (IDEAS), idea generation plus idea implementation training (CLEAR IDEAS), or a control group. Post‐test ratings of the quality of ideas produced and pre...

https://hbr.org/2021/07/when-someone-on-your-team-has-chronic-pain

en The R.I.G.H.T. leadership model prescribes five specific behaviours for leaders in organizations to create psychologically healthy workplaces. The aim of this paper was to develop and validate a scale to measure the R.I.G.H.T. leadership behaviours. Collecting data from three samples across two studies (N = 108, N = 233, N = 420), we examined th...

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between parents' work-related injuries and their children's mental health, and whether children's work centrality - the extent to which a child believes work will play an important part in their life - exacerbates or buffers this relationship. Method: We argue that high work...

Drawing on existing research, we propose a definition and context for understanding physical intimidation and bullying in the workplace. Defined as comprising physical acts or verbal statements that result in the target individual feeling physically threatened, we suggest that physical intimidation and bullying have largely fallen outside the defin...

Chronic pain is broadly defined as pain persisting for more than three months. Although chronic pain is a commonly studied topic in many fields, very little is known about the work experiences of employees experiencing chronic pain beyond return-to-work studies. This current study explored how full-time employees with severe chronic pain (N = 13) e...

The majority of research examining individual antecedents of workplace deviance, also known as counterproductive work behavior, has focused on the big five personality variables: conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, extraversion, and openness to experience. Counterproductive work behavior has also been linked to the dark triad, a constell...

The majority of research examining individual antecedents of workplace deviance, also known as counterproductive work behavior, has focused on the big five personality variables: conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, extraversion, and openness to experience. Counterproductive work behavior has also been linked to the dark triad, a constell...

The purpose of this study was to create and validate a short workplace-specific measure of the Dark Tetrad (i.e., narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism) that could be used by researchers, practitioners, and organizations. In Study 1, a two-wave longitudinal design (T1: N = 416; T2: N = 209) was used to develop and evaluate a 22-item...

We examined the role of shop stewards’ union citizenship behaviours in the transmission of their attitude of union loyalty to rank-and-file union members. We hypothesized that union members (N = 1138) assimilate shop stewards’ (N = 312) union loyalty by observing their participation behaviours. Data on shop stewards´ union behaviours were both self...

We conducted 3 studies to investigate how poor quality sleep relates to work injuries. First, using a sample of employed people living in the United Kingdom (N = 4,238; Study 1), we found that poor quality sleep was related to more frequent workplace injuries via negative affect rather than cognitive failures. Second, we again compared parallel pat...

Structural equation modeling is a multivariate analytical technique that allows researchers to build complex models and estimate relationships using a series of linear equations simultaneously. This entry provides a brief background for structural equation modeling and its applications.

Workplace assault refers to physical attacks that target workers on duty. In some sources, threats of a physical attack are also included in the definition of the workplace assault. This entry introduces the problem of assault in workplaces and presents findings regarding the causes and consequences of being assaulted at work. Finally intervention...

Workplace sexual harassment refers to the unwanted attention in sexual or gender-related nature which intimidates, humiliates, or offends employees in the workplace. This entry details findings pertaining to the prevalence, causes, consequences, and prevention of problematic workplace sexual harassment.

en Mental health is an issue of increasing concern to both individuals and organizations in Canada. The articles presented in this special issue present several approaches to dealing with workplace mental issues and highlight the need for more research in this area. In particular there is a pressing need for evaluative research to, identify which s...

Mental health issues are extremely common in the developed world, with as many as one in five people experiencing a mental illness every year. There are a host of negative outcomes for both organizations and individuals with mental health problems. One strategy that previous research has shown to be effective in reducing stigma around mental illnes...

For managers to successfully support employee access to mental health resources, they must first be able to recognise if and when an employee may need help. To manage employees effectively, managers must be able to recognise changes in employees’ work behaviour that may indicate when an employee is struggling at work. In study 1, we develop and est...

Mental health problems are among the costliest issues facing organizations in the developed world. In response to the mounting burdens surrounding poor employee mental health, many organizations have introduced mental health promotion programs and resources (e.g., employee assistance programs). Despite the rise in available options, very few employ...

Purpose A critical assumption of the organizational leadership literature is that leaders want to engage in effective leadership behaviors (Gilbert and Kelloway, 2014). However, leaders may vary in their motivation to be effective in a leadership role, leading to different levels of performance. Drawing on self-determination theory, the authors ad...

Objective: The current study investigated the buffering effect of positive social exchanges at work on the way workplace aggression and violence, both verbal and physical, affect individual well-being and commitment to the organization. Method: We collected survey responses from staff working in long-term care facilities (N = 723) about their exper...

LEADS in a Caring Environment has been adopted as the primary leadership framework by the Canadian Health Leadership Network. This study developed and validated a 20-item behaviourally anchored rating scale to assess the twenty LEADS capabilities. Canadian healthcare employees and support staff (N = 156) were asked to rate their managers using the...

Considerable data has linked transformational leadership to employee well-being, but little research has focused on how transformational leaders influence employee well-being. In the current study, we examine whether transformational leaders engage in more recognition of employee efforts and whether that recognition is associated with enhanced well...

Injunctive safety norms (ISNs) refer to perceptions of others’ expectations of one’s safety-related conduct. Drawing on a sample of Canadian young workers (n = 11,986; M age = 17.90 years; 55% males), we study the relationships among four sources of non-work-related (i.e., parents, siblings, friends, teachers), two sources of work-related (i.e., su...

This chapter introduces the various approaches to the study of leadership and how they have evolved over time. We will review how each approach uniquely describes effective leadership, discuss some of the key outcomes of each leadership approach, and cover the strengths and weaknesses of each approach. The chapter begins with a discussion of the ea...

Workplace aggression is a serious problem for workers and their employers. As such, an improved scientific understanding of workplace aggression has important implications. This volume, which includes chapters written by leading workplace aggression scholars, addresses three primary topics: the measurement, predictors and consequences of workplace...

L′intérêt grandissant en programmation de la santé mentale en milieu de travail a créé une opportunité inouïe pour la psychologie. Je décris une approche globale en matière de santé mentale en milieu de travail axée principalement sur la prévention, l’intervention et l’accommodation. J’y souligne que la pratique dans ce domaine doit aller au-delà d...

We examine the moderating effect of safety-specific transformational leadership on the relationship between perceived employer safety obligations and employee safety performance behavior and attitudes. Drawing on social exchange theory, and using data from a cross-sectional (N = 115) and a longitudinal (N = 140) sample of trade employees, we show t...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effectiveness of a short, online training program focused on respect in the workplace. Design/methodology/approach Using a wait-list control design the authors collected measures of workplace behaviors prior to, immediately following and six weeks following the training from a sample of long-t...

Employee mental health problems are among the most costly issues facing employers in the developed world. Recognizing this, many employers have introduced resources designed to help employees cope with stressors. Yet, most employees fail-to-use these resources, even when they need them and could benefit from using them. We seek to understand this r...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how job engagement affects the experience of workplace aggression and the related outcomes. Job engagement is introduced as a context variable for the stressor-strain model to explain differences for targets of workplace aggression. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was conducted with a sample...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the question of what motivates leaders to engage in effective leadership behaviours by integrating transformational leadership theory and self-determination theory. The authors propose that the type of enacted leadership behaviour is related to level of self-determined motivation. Design/methodolog...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review organizational research on the criterion-related validity of the Big Five model of personality with a view to examine the organizational utility of facet measures of personality. Design/methodology/approach – A literature review of studies that use personality traits to predict organizational outcom...

Using a theory-based approach, we examined the construct validity and the usefulness of the OCEAN.20 personality dimensions in predicting training/academic performance. Findings from two samples (i.e., military and university students) showed strong convergence between the OCEAN.20 dimensions and respective factors and facets of the NEO-PI. Two of...

We investigated the relationship between workplace supervisory social interactions and blood pressure outcomes using hourly diary entries and ambulatory blood pressure data from an experience sampling study of 55 long-term care employees. After accounting for relevant cardiovascular controls, significant effects of supervisory interactions on cardi...

Although previous studies have hypothesised that union perceptions (e.g. perceived union instrumentality, perceived union support) predict members' commitment to the union, these relationships have only been tested cross-sectionally. Drawing on attitude-behavior consistency theory, this study hypothesised that union commitment may be an antecedent...

This chapter focuses on the role of supervisors and managers on employee safety behavior. It critically examines the leadership models studied in the context of safety, and discusses the organizational and individual mediators and moderators involved. The chapter also talks about the role of active transactional leadership as a positive influence i...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore a dynamic version of the service-profit chain. The paper examines the relationship between daily leadership behaviors, daily job satisfaction and daily employee engagement on customer outcomes in a service-based context. Design/methodology/approach – Using multi-level, dyadic data from employees an...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between an employer’s brand image (i.e. symbolic and functional attributes) and job seekers’ attraction to the firm among a sample of young workers. Design/methodology/approach – Job seekers completed a questionnaire regarding their knowledge of a particular firm, their perceived i...

Leadership is concerned with how some individuals have disproportionate power and influence to set the agenda, define organizational identity, and mobilize people to achieve collective goals (Hogg, 2001). Leaders at the first-line level are particularly important in creating psychologically healthy workplaces for at least four reasons. First, first...

We report on the development and evaluation of a 3-hr training program designed to increase organizational leaders' mental health literacy. In Study 1, we used a wait-list control design to randomly assign organizational leaders (N = 43) to a training or control group. Leaders who received the training reported enhanced knowledge of, and attitudes...

This study explores the factor structure of the interRAI self-report nursing home quality of life survey and develops a measure that will allow researchers to compare predictors of quality of life (QOL) across resident, family, and staff perspectives. Nursing home residents (N = 319), family members (N = 397), and staff (N = 862) were surveyed abou...

The present study examines the self-reported frequency of non-lost work time workplace injuries ("microaccidents") and the frequency of three types of work-related safety behaviors (i.e., safety voice, safety compliance, and safety neglect) recalled over a four-week period. We analyzed data on microaccidents and safety behaviors from 19,547 young w...

Under what conditions is serendipity most likely to occur? How much is serendipity influenced by what a person brings to the process, and how much by the environment in which the person is immersed? This study assessed (a) selected human characteristics that may influence the ability to experience serendipity (openness to experience, extraversion,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine whether single-item measures of job stressor facets were as valid as multiple-item measures in predicting psychological strain. Single-item measures are more time and cost efficient than multiple-item measures and may also have psychometric benefits. Design/methodology/approach – Data from 3,166 ho...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the literature assessing the return-on-investment (ROI) of healthy workplace programs. Design/methodology/approach – Used a narrative review to summarize and evaluate findings. Findings – Although substantial ROI data now exist, methodological and logical weaknesses limit the conclusions that can...

Introduction. Digital information environments such as Websites and search engines have the potential to support serendipity: to spark and nurture positive, unexpected interactions with information and ideas with valuable outcomes. But we have few tools to measure how well they support serendipity and thus no data-driven way to guide their developm...

Introduction: Although notifying an employer of a lost-time work-related injury is a legal requirement in many jurisdictions, employees frequently do not report such injuries. Method: Based on data from 21,345 young part-time Canadian workers (55% male), we found that 21% of respondents had experienced at least one lost-time injury, with about h...

The experiences of managers who continue to work through a labour stoppage is a largely overlooked question in industrial relations research and practice. Qualitative long interviews were conducted with managers who worked through a strike. A shared narrative for managers' strike experiences emerged. Managers perceived that their prestrike workplac...