Workplace incivility is disrespectful and rude behavior in violation of workplace norms for respect. Studies suggest that social support can buffer the negative effects of workplace incivility. The reduction of workplace incivility is a fertile area for applied psychology research. The public also participates in civil discourse, and incivility. A summary of research conducted in Europe suggests that workplace incivility is common there. In view of its incivility, punishment for vandalism can be particularly severe in some countries. Political incivility is different from the everyday incivility described above. Fatherhood status, on the other hand, did not mitigate the relationship between incivility and outcomes. Campaigns and politicians are not the only avenues for incivility, however. The word "incivility" is derived from the Latin "incivilis", meaning "not of a citizen". The 2-way interactions predicting employee incivility was lessened was customers used positive emotion words.