Does trait anger, trait anxiety or organisational position moderate the relationship between exposure to negative acts and self-labelling as a victim of workplace bullying?

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 67-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Løkke Vie ◽  
Lars Glasø ◽  
Ståle Einarsen
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Trait Anger ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Acts

An Application of Affective Events Theory to Workplace Bullying

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Glasø ◽  
Tina Løkke Vie ◽  
Gry Rotnes Holmdal ◽  
Ståle Einarsen
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Trait Anger ◽  
Emotional Experiences ◽  
Affective Events Theory ◽  
Potential Mediator ◽  
Affective Events ◽  
The Relationship

Within the framework of Affective Events Theory (AET), this study examines emotional experiences as a potential mediator between exposure to bullying and job satisfaction and intention to leave, respectively. We also investigate to what extent trait anxiety and trait anger moderate the relationships between these variables. The results show that the relationships between bullying and both job satisfaction and intentions to leave are partly mediated by the targets’ emotional experiences. Trait anxiety moderates the relationship between exposure to bullying and the targets’ negative emotions. Trait anxiety and trait anger did not moderate the relationship between bullying and the outcomes. The results support the validity of AET, while simultaneously indicating exposure to bullying as a strong stressor in its own right.

Moral distress and burnout in Iranian nurses: The mediating effect of workplace bullying

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1834-1847 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fardin Ajoudani ◽  
Rahim Baghaei ◽  
Mojgan Lotfi
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Moral Distress ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Acts

Background: Moral distress and workplace bullying are important issues in the nursing workplace that appear to affect nurse’s burnout. Aim: To investigate the relationship between moral distress and burnout in Iranian nurses, as mediated by their perceptions of workplace bullying. Ethical considerations: The research was approved by the committee of ethics in research of the Urmia University of Medical Sciences. Method: This is a correlation study using a cross-sectional design with anonymous questionnaires as study instruments (i.e. Moral Distress Scale-Revised, Maslach Burnout Inventory and The Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised). Data were collected from 278 nurses from five teaching hospitals in Urmia, the capital of Western Azerbaijan, northwest of Iran. Structural equation modeling and bootstrapping procedures were employed to recognize the mediating role of their perceptions of workplace bullying. Results: The mean score of moral distress, burnout, and the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised Scale among the participants were 91.02 ± 35.26, 79.9 ± 18.27, and 45.4 ± 15.39, respectively. The results confirmed our hypothesized model. All the latent variables of study were significantly correlated in the predicted directions. The moral distress and bullying were significant predictors of burnout. Perception of bullying partially mediated the relationship between moral distress and burnout. The mediating role of the bullying suggests that moral distress increases burnout, directly and indirectly. Conclusion: Nursing administrators should be conscious of the role of moral distress and bullying in the nursing workplace in increasing burnout.

Acceptance of Workplace Bullying Behaviors and Job Satisfaction: Moderated Mediation Analysis With Coping Self-Efficacy and Exposure to Bullying

2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (5) ◽  
pp. 1883-1906 ◽  
Author(s):  
Milica Vukelić ◽  
Svetlana Čizmić ◽  
Ivana B. Petrović
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Efficacy Beliefs ◽  
Bullying Behaviors ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Acts

Previous research explored workplace climate as a factor of workplace bullying and coping with workplace bullying, but these concepts were not closely related to workplace bullying behaviors (WBBs). To examine whether the perceived exposure to bullying mediates the relationship between the climate of accepting WBBs and job satisfaction under the condition of different levels of WBBs coping self-efficacy beliefs, we performed moderated mediation analysis. The Negative Acts Questionnaire – Revised was given to 329 employees from Serbia for assessing perceived exposure to bullying. Leaving the original scale items, the instruction of the original Negative Acts Questionnaire – Revised was modified for assessing (1) the climate of accepting WBBs and (2) WBBs coping self-efficacy beliefs. There was a significant negative relationship between exposure to bullying and job satisfaction. WBB acceptance climate was positively related to exposure to workplace bullying and negatively related to job satisfaction. WBB acceptance climate had an indirect relationship with job satisfaction through bullying exposure, and the relationship between WBB acceptance and exposure to bullying was weaker among those who believed that they were more efficient in coping with workplace bullying. Workplace bullying could be sustained by WBB acceptance climate which threatens the job-related outcomes. WBBs coping self-efficacy beliefs have some buffering effects.

Trait Anger, Locus of Control, Religiosity, and Authoritarianism as Related to Trait Anxiety

1982 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 941-942 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung-Mook Hong ◽  
Christelle M. Withers
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Trait Anger ◽  
School Students ◽  
Anxiety Group ◽  
High Trait ◽  
High Trait Anxiety ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

To clarify the relationship of trait anxiety to trait anger, religiosity, locus of control and authoritarianism, high and low trait-anxiety groups, identified from 121 high school students, were compared on the four variables. Only trait anger yielded a significant t ratio, indicating that the high trait-anxiety group appeared to have a higher level of trait anger than low trait-anxiety group.

scholarly journals How long does it last? Prior victimization from workplace bullying moderates the relationship between daily exposure to negative acts and subsequent depressed mood

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 164-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Øystein Løvik Hoprekstad ◽  
Jørn Hetland ◽  
Arnold B. Bakker ◽  
Olav Kjellevold Olsen ◽  
Roar Espevik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressed Mood ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Daily Exposure ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Acts

scholarly journals Exposure to negative acts at work and self-labelling as a victim of workplace bullying: The role of prior victimization from bullying

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Øystein Løvik Hoprekstad ◽  
Jørn Hetland ◽  
Ståle Valvatne Einarsen
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Time Lag ◽  
The Past ◽  
Subsequent Exposure ◽  
Social Acts ◽  
Being Bullied ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Negative Acts ◽  
Current Exposure

AbstractThe present study examines employees’ prior victimization from bullying in school or at work as a predictor of 1) their current exposure to negative social acts at work and 2) the likelihood of labelling as a victim of workplace bullying, and 3) whether the link between exposure to negative acts at work and the perception of being bullied is stronger among those who have been bullied in the past. We tested our hypotheses using a probability sample of the Norwegian working population in a prospective design with a 5-year time lag (N = 1228). As hypothesized, prior victimization positively predicted subsequent exposure to negative acts, which in turn was related to a higher likelihood of developing a perception of being a victim of workplace bullying. However, contrary to our expectations, prior victimization from bullying did not affect the relationship between current exposure to negative acts at work and the likelihood of self-labelling as a victim. Taken together, the results suggest that employees’ prior victimization is a risk factor for future victimization, yet overall plays a rather modest role in understanding current exposure to negative acts and self-labelled victimization from bullying at work.

Must We Suffer to Succeed?

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliane Strack ◽  
Paulo Lopes ◽  
Francisco Esteves ◽  
Pablo Fernandez-Berrocal
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Academic Achievement ◽  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Why do some people work best under pressure? In two studies, we examined whether and how people use anxiety to motivate themselves. As predicted, clarity of feelings moderated the relationship between trait anxiety and the tendency to use this emotion as a source of motivation (i.e., anxiety motivation). Furthermore, anxiety motivation mediated the relationship between trait anxiety and outcomes – including academic achievement (Study 1) as well as persistence and job satisfaction (Study 2). These findings suggest that individuals who are clear about their feelings are more likely to thrive on anxiety and eustress and possibly use these to achieve their goals and find satisfaction at work.

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