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Exposure to Workplace Bullying: The Role of Coping Strategies in Dealing with Work Stressors
Joint Authors
Godderis, Lode
Van den Brande, Whitney
Baillien, Elfi
Vander Elst, Tinne
De Witte, Hans
Van den Broeck, Anja
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Studies investigating both work- and individual-related antecedents of workplace bullying are scarce.
In reply, this study investigated the interaction between workload, job insecurity, role conflict, and role ambiguity (i.e., work-related antecedents), and problem- and emotion-focused coping strategies (i.e., individual-related antecedents) in association with exposure to workplace bullying.
Problem-focused coping strategies were hypothesised to decrease (i.e., buffer) the associations between workload, job insecurity, role conflict, and role ambiguity and exposure to bullying, while emotion-focused coping strategies were hypothesised to increase (i.e., amplify) these associations.
Results for a heterogeneous sample (N = 3,105) did not provide evidence for problem-focused coping strategies as moderators.
As expected, some emotion-focused coping strategies amplified the associations between work-related antecedents and bullying: employees using “focus on and venting of emotions” or “behavioural disengagement” in dealing with job insecurity, role conflict, or role ambiguity were more likely to be exposed to bullying.
Similarly, “seeking social support for emotional reasons” and “mental disengagement” amplified the associations of role ambiguity and the associations of both role conflict and role ambiguity, respectively.
To prevent bullying, organisations may train employees in tempering emotion-focused coping strategies, especially when experiencing job insecurity, role conflict, or role ambiguity.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Van den Brande, Whitney& Baillien, Elfi& Vander Elst, Tinne& De Witte, Hans& Van den Broeck, Anja& Godderis, Lode. 2017. Exposure to Workplace Bullying: The Role of Coping Strategies in Dealing with Work Stressors. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133592
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Van den Brande, Whitney…[et al.]. Exposure to Workplace Bullying: The Role of Coping Strategies in Dealing with Work Stressors. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133592
American Medical Association (AMA)
Van den Brande, Whitney& Baillien, Elfi& Vander Elst, Tinne& De Witte, Hans& Van den Broeck, Anja& Godderis, Lode. Exposure to Workplace Bullying: The Role of Coping Strategies in Dealing with Work Stressors. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1133592
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1133592