“…This finding is consistent with the literature regarding abusive leadership (Harvey, Stoner, Hochwarter, & Kacmar, ). Tepper's () study empirically supported the relationship between abusive leadership and tension. Past research has also suggested that this relationship likely stems from interpersonal conflict and the chronic assault on subordinates' feelings, self‐esteem, and self‐efficacy associated with abusive supervision (Baron, ; Moore, ; Rosse, Boss, Johnson, & Crown, ; Tepper, ).…”