Why Leaders’ Bad Behavior Is Contagious
…When political leaders are uncivil on social media, it catalyzes aggression in supporters and opponents alike, according to work by University of Texas at San Antonio political psychology professor Bryan Gervais. Yet opponents know they’re angry. Supporters don’t perceive their aggression. They just think they’re cheering their guy. Aggression, bullying and incivility mutate into social super-viruses.
After experiencing incivility at work, 94 percent of us respond with incivility of our own….
