Mobbing nei luoghi di lavoro: rassegna della letteratura sugli aspetti definitori e sulle conseguenze

2009 ◽  
pp. 101-128
Author(s):  
Cristian Balducci
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Organizational Stress ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Personal Consequences ◽  
Psychological Harassment ◽  
Related Stress

- Mobbing is a work-related psychosocial risk that consists of psychological harassment conducted against a worker by colleagues or supervisors, rarely by subordinates. In the present paper a review of the psychological literature is carried out, with a focus on defining aspects and consequences of the phenomenon. Results suggest that mobbing may be viewed as a long lasting conflict, which polarizes progressively and which may also be fuelled by the victimized worker. Intentionality of the hostile behaviours is not considered a defining aspect of mobbing. The personal consequences of mobbing appear to be more severe than those usually observed in organizational stress-research. Organizational and societal consequences are also of relevance. One of the most important limitation of research in this area is that studies on the causes of the phenomenon integrating both organizational and personal factors and using robust research designs, are almost totally absent.Key words: mobbing, workplace bullying, psychosocial risks, work-related stress.Parole chiave: mobbing, bullismo lavorativo, rischi psicosociali, stress lavoro-correlato.

scholarly journals PSYCHOSOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Snežana Živković ◽  
Miodrag Milenović ◽  
Tomislav Rakić
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Occupational Safety ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Organisational Effectiveness ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Political Problem ◽  
Related Stress

Nowadays, risk is considered to be a serious economic, public and political problem. Professional risk and work-related stress have the potential to negatively affect an individual psychological and physical health, as well as an organisational effectiveness. Psychosocial risks as a likelihood that work-related psychosocial hazards will have a negative impact on employees’ health and safety through their perceptions and experience have been identified as one of the major contemporary challenges for occupational safety and health. Psychosocial risk management is based on the principles of prevention and aims at risk elimination or reduction. Key words: psychosocial risk, management, preventive measures, risk assessment, stress

scholarly journals The Perception of Psychosocial Risks and Work-Related Stress in Relation to Job Insecurity and Gender Differences: A Cross-Sectional Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone De Sio ◽  
Fabrizio Cedrone ◽  
Edoardo Trovato Battagliola ◽  
Giuseppe Buomprisco ◽  
Roberto Perri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Temporary Contracts ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress

Introduction. The perception of psychosocial risks exposes workers to develop work-related stress. Recently the attention of scientific research has focused on a psychosocial risk already identified as “job insecurity” that regards the “overall concern about the continued existence of the job in the future” and that also depends on worker’s perception, different for each gender. Aim of the Study. The aim of this cross sectional study is to show if job insecurity, in the form of temporary contracts, can influence the perception of psychosocial risks and therefore increase worker’s vulnerability to work-related stress and how the magnitude of this effect differs between genders. Materials and Methods. 338 administrative technical workers (113 males and 225 females) were administered a questionnaire, enquiring contract typology (permanent or temporary contracts), and the Health Safety Executive questionnaire to assess work-related stress. The Health Safety Executive Analysis Tool software was used to process collected questionnaires and the Wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to evaluate the statistical significance of the differences obtained. Results. Workers with temporary contracts obtained lower scores than workers with permanent contracts in all the domains explored by the Health Safety Executive Analysis questionnaire, statistically significant (P<0,05). The female workers obtained lower scores than male workers in all domains explored by the Health Safety Executive questionnaire. Conclusions. Authors conclude that perception of psychosocial risks can be influenced by job insecurity, in the form of temporary contracts, and increases worker’s vulnerability to work-related stress and differs between genders.

scholarly journals Psychosocial Risk Factors from the Perception of Women Researchers Belonging to the SNI

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
Blanca Estela Aarun Lopez ◽  
Ana Maria Alejandra Herrera Espinosa
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Factors ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Family Integration ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Work Family

This investigation had the objective to identify the perception of women holding PhD degrees awarded by the National Researchers System (SNI) regarding five work environment psychosocial risk factors, stress, burnout, mobbing, work-family integration and gender. A qualitative research was performed involving six female researchers working in either public or private institutions. A content analysis technique was used to process the information procured through a semi-structured interview. Work-related stress was found to be part of their lives determined by excess of work with subsequent physical and emotional manifestations; burnout and mobbing were not a constant as not all had experienced them; work-family integration had not been achieved, often resulting in conflict particularly at a certain stage of life when children were young; and, finally, with regard to gender, there were negative stereotypes concerning the role in their field of research.

scholarly journals Research on psychosocial risks in the context of intervention and rescue activities in toxic / flammable / explosive environments

2021 ◽  
Vol 342 ◽  
pp. 01007
Author(s):  
Izabella Kovacs ◽  
Andrei Lucian Gireadă ◽  
Alin Irimia ◽  
Laurenţiu Munteanu
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Health ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Occupational Health And Safety ◽  
Organizational Level ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Safety Risks ◽  
Health And Safety Risks ◽  
Related Stress

Work implies interaction of several components such as equipment, work environment, work load and human factor. Prevention of work accident and occupational diseases is mainly based on knowledge and assessment of occupational risks associated with each workplace. Psychosocial risks are usually caused by stress, thus being greatly influenced by individual perceptions. Identifying psychosocial risks is based on the analysis of individual reactions to external factors and activities. Worldwide, work related stress is seen as a major present-day challenge, faced by occupational health and safety specialists. Considered at organizational level and not as individual issues, psychosocial risks and stress can be managed to the same extent as any other occupational health and safety risk. The growing issue of protecting emergency workers against occupational health and safety risks has been highlighted as a priority by many experts. Demands on intervention and rescue personnel, as well as occupational health and safety risks will increase as they face larger events both in number and magnitude and severity. The current paper will summarize key issues related to work-related stress and will discuss how stress at work can be best managed in the context of intervention and rescue activities in toxic / flammable / explosive environments.

scholarly journals The Process of Reinventing a Job: A Meta–Synthesis of Qualitative Job Crafting Research

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Lazazzara ◽  
Maria Tims ◽  
Davide de Gennaro
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Qualitative Studies ◽  
Job Crafting ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
And Performance

Two different research streams are encountered in the job crafting literature. The first, defined as task, cognitive, and relational job crafting by Wrzesniewski and Dutton (2001), has predominantly applied qualitative research designs to explore how employees craft their jobs to better align them with their preferences, abilities, and motivations to enhance work meaning and identity. The second stream, characterized by crafting job demands and job resources (Tims &amp; Bakker, 2010), focuses mostly on quantitative research designs and examines the antecedents of job crafting and whether those antecedents are related to work-related well-being and performance. Although the quantitative studies have recently been meta-analyzed (Lichtenthaler &amp; Fischbach, 2018; Rudolph, Katz, Lavigne, &amp; Zacher, 2017), the knowledge that is captured in the qualitative studies has not been formally integrated. We contribute to a better understanding of job crafting by conducting a meta-synthesis of the qualitative research. Analyzing 24 qualitative studies, we developed a process model of job crafting that enhances an in-depth understanding of the processes associated with job crafting. More specifically, we highlight the motives for job crafting (i.e., proactive or reactive) and how the specific context may influence the form of job crafting in which individuals engage. Next, the process model shows that personal factors connect job crafting forms to the experienced job crafting consequences. The process model enables a better understanding of the conditions under which job crafting is most likely to generate positive or negative experiences.

scholarly journals Psychosocial Risk, Work-Related Stress, and Job Satisfaction among Domestic Waste Collectors in the Ho Municipality of Ghana: A Phenomenological Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (8) ◽  
pp. 2903 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Yaw Lissah ◽  
Martin Amogre Ayanore ◽  
John Krugu ◽  
Robert A. C. Ruiter
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
Domestic Waste ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Medical Needs ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Related Stress

Domestic waste collectors play key roles in the collection and disposal of solid waste in Ghana. The work environment and conditions under which domestic waste collectors operate influence their job satisfaction ratings and health outcomes. This study investigated psychosocial risk factors, work-related stress and job satisfaction needs among municipal solid waste collectors in the Ho Municipality of Ghana. A phenomenological design was applied to collect data among 64 domestic waste collectors, 12 managers, and 23 supervisors of two waste companies in Ho Municipality, Ghana. Data were collected from June–August 2018 using in-depth interview and focus group discussion guides. Interviews were supplemented by field observations. Data were analyzed using inductive and deductive content procedures to form themes based on the study aim. Four themes emerged from the study. The study results revealed that domestic waste collector’s poor attitudes and safety behaviors such as not wearing personal protective equipment, poor enforcement of safety standards by supervisors and managers, and work-related stress caused by poor working environments impact negatively on domestic waste collector’s health and safety. Other factors such as poor enforcement of standard company regulations, poor work relations, non-clear work roles, lack of social protection to meet medical needs, poor remuneration, negative community perceptions of domestic waste collectors job, work environments, and workloads of domestic waste collectors were reported to negatively impact on work stress and job satisfaction needs. In conclusion, the findings are important in informing the necessary waste management policies aimed at improving decent work environments, as well as improving the health and well-being of domestic waste collectors in both the formal and informal sectors in Ghana.

scholarly journals Instability of Personality Traits of Teachers in Risk Conditions due to Work-Related Stress

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 91
Author(s):  
Ruggero Andrisano Ruggieri ◽  
Anna Iervolino ◽  
PierGiorgio Mossi ◽  
Emanuela Santoro ◽  
Giovanni Boccia
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Psychosocial Risk ◽  
State Of Health ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Psychosocial Risk Assessment

The following study aims to verify whether psychosocial risk conditions determine a variation in personality traits. The sample consisted of 301 teachers, comprising 84 men (27.1%) and 217 women (72.9%). The Big Five Questionnaire (BFQ) was used to measure personality traits, while the Organizational and Psychosocial Risk Assessment (OPRA) questionnaire was used to measure psychosocial risk. The ANOVA results notice the change of BFQ traits. These are significant (Extraversion = 0.000; Agreeableness = 0.001; Neuroticism = 0.000; Openness = 0.017), with the exception of the Conscientiousness trait (Conscientiousness = 0.213). The research supports the approach of seeing personality as the result of the interaction between the individual and the environment; this position is also recognized by work-related stress literature. Stress conditions can lead to a change in the state of health and possibly determine the onset of work-related stress diseases. In the future, it would be useful to start a series of longitudinal studies to understand in greater detail the variability of personality traits due to changes in the Risk Index.

Correlation between psychosocial work factors and the degree of stress

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Snežzana Živković ◽  
Miodrag Milenović ◽  
Ivana Krstić Ilić ◽  
Milan Veljković
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Psychosocial Risks ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Related Stress

BACKGROUND: Psychosocial risks and work-related stress are one of the most complex, most significant and most challenging problems that organizations around the world are facing. Stress negatively affects all participants in the organization and significantly contributes to negative health consequences and economic outcomes. OBJECTIVE: With timely identification and adequate assessment of psychosocial risks, it is possible to create healthy workplaces and healthy organizations where employees are satisfied and motivated. The paper will present the results of the research of psychosocial risks on a large sample of respondents in the Republic of Serbia. METHODS: A questionnaire was distributed to 1,212 participants of which 1,140 answered all the questions asked. Data from the questionnaire were analyzed using multiple regression analysis, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Spearman’s correlation coefficient and Pearson’s chi-square test (χ2). RESULTS: The results of multiple regression analysis showed that all psychosocial risks taken together are statistically significantly (p <  .001) and explain 24%of the variance of the criteria. CONCLUSIONS: Psychosocial risks identified as statistically significant predictors are Labor Demands, Interpersonal Relations, Lack of Support, Work Role and Job Uncertainty. All predictors are statistically significant predictors at the level.01.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Organizational Stress, Burnout and Work-Related Musculoskeletal Discomfort (WMSD) among Civil Engineers - An Observational Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Himali S. Gajjar ◽  
T. Kanna Amarnath
Keyword(s):  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Work Force ◽  
Physical Symptoms ◽  
Organizational Stress ◽  
Mild Stress ◽  
Musculoskeletal Discomfort ◽  
Work Demand ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Civil Engineers

Introduction: Organizational stress is an emotional, behavioral, physiological response to aggressive & harmful aspect of work, work environment and organization climate. Burnout is state of mental exhaustion caused by excessive & prolonged stress. High work demand, poor work control and weak social support may create circumstances for development of stress among Civil engineers. Purpose: The construction industry as a whole has been suffering from mental stress due to range of stressors imposed on the work force, resulting in behavioral habits which are not conductive to a healthy lifestyle; physical symptoms signalling burnout, chronic stress and depression which should be managed on time. Here arises the need to find Prevalence of organizational stressor, burnout and Work-related MSD among Civil Engineers. Methodology: 110 Participants of both genders were asked to fill Standardized scales “organizational stressor scale”, “burnout questionnaire” & “Cornell Musculoskeletal Discomfort Questionnaires (CMDQ)” by personal interview from construction sites of Ahmedabad. Datasheet compiled in Microsoft Excel. Result: Organizational stressor shows:- 18.18% mild stress, 76.36% moderate stress & 5.45% severe stress. On burnout scale 60.9% has fair chance of burning out, 5% has begun to burnout & 3% has advanced stage of burnout. CMDQ shows maximum affection of pain in knee & neck. Conclusion: Civil engineers have moderate level of organizational stress and have moderate to high amount of job related stress which have begun to burnout, they are susceptible for Work related MSD with significant prevalence for knee pain. Key words: Burnout, Civil engineers, organizational stressor, work-related musculoskeletal disorder.

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