The role of leader‐member exchanges in mediating the relationship between locus of control and work reactions

Robin Martin, Geoff Thomas, Kate Charles, Olga Epitropaki, Rachel L. McNamara

2005-03-01articleJournal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology215 citationsgreen

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Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Employee Performance and Management Personality Traits and Psychology

Abstract

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.

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