Aggressiveness and Perceived Marital Quality: The Moderating Role of Family-Supportive Work Climate.

Author(s)

Stephen C. Messer, Nova Southeastern UniversityFollow
Oscar A. Cabrera
Paul D. Bliese
Charles W. Hoge
Carl A. Castro

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Military Psychology

ISSN

0899-5605

Publication Date

1-2010

Abstract

We examined the role of contextualized, group-level ratings of a family-supportive work climate on the link between individuals’ aggressiveness and marital quality in a sample of 1,604 married male active duty soldiers from brigades in the southeastern United States. Results of multilevel analyses showed that group-level ratings of a family-supportive work climate moderated the negative individual-level link between aggressiveness and marital quality. Findings suggest that the negative association between aggressiveness and perceived marital quality may be influenced by how well the organization fosters a climate that is supportive of married soldiers’ family responsibilities. Implications for work climate research and organizational policy in the military are discussed.

DOI

10.1080/08995600903417159

Volume

22

Issue

1

First Page

57

Last Page

67

NSUWorks Citation

Messer, S. C., Cabrera, O. A., Bliese, P. D., Hoge, C. W., Castro, C. A. (2010). Aggressiveness and Perceived Marital Quality: The Moderating Role of Family-Supportive Work Climate.. Military Psychology, 22(1), 57-67.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/499