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The role of leader‐member exchanges in mediating the relationship between locus of control and work reactions
Author(s) -
Martin R.,
Thomas G.,
Charles K.,
Epitropaki O.,
McNamara R.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1348/096317904x23763
Subject(s) - locus of control , psychology , social psychology , job satisfaction , locus (genetics) , chemistry , gene , biochemistry
The relationship between locus of control, the quality of exchanges between subordinates and leaders (LMX), and a variety of work‐related reactions (intrinsic/extrinsic job satisfaction, work‐related well‐being, and organizational commitment) are examined. It was predicted that people with an internal locus of control develop better quality relations with their manager and this, in turn, results in more favourable work‐related reactions. Results from two different samples ( N =404, and N =51) supported this prediction, and also showed that LMX either fully, or partially, mediated the relationship between locus of control and all the work‐related reactions.