Mediating role of workplace exclusion in the relationship of leader-member exchange (LMX) with workplace deviance and psychological well-being

The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of workplace exclusion in the relationship of leader-member exchange (LMX) with workplace deviance and psychological well-being. The sample consisted of 294 employees of an industrial company who were selected by stratified random sampling method. Of this sample 84% were men and average age was 35 years. Participant completed LMX (Graen & Uhl- Bien, 1995), Workplace Exclusion (Hitlan & Noel, 2009), Workplace Deviance (Bennet & Robinson, 2000), and Psychological Well-being (Ryff, 1994) Scales. Fitness of the proposed model was examined through structural equation modeling (SEM), using SPSS-18 and AMOS-18 software packages. The indirect effects were tested using bootstrap procedure in SPSS Macro program for mediation effect. Findings indicated that the proposed model fit the data properly. The results also supported the mediating role of workplace exclusion in the relationship of leader-member exchange (LMX) with workplace deviance and psychological well-being. This research suggests that there is a strong need to make employees feel included within the workplace.